Short Pianoforte Poems

Sans a symphony
And no opera for for he,
Each day he would play
His pianoforte,
Note perfectio his only way.

Tribute to Chopin...

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Pour passion through your keys
Play classic chords with ease
Pianoforte loud
Pianissimo soft
Panoply of grand scores
Partial to Debussy
Perfect performance, clap! 












9/14/2023...

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Elegant portico columns, fireplace frame
Fronting tasteful, demure white walls
Rich browns -- pianoforte, armchair
Muted ostentation, classicism bespoken --
the eye startled, struck
by the clear glass vase 
on the mantel
stems ascending 
to bold-green leaves
slightly upturned
as are firm, youthful breasts
topped by brilliant bursts
of pink-streaked flowers
panorama...

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YIN AND YANG

They had so much in common; they made the perfect match.
She was his ideal woman, he was a perfect catch.
He played the pianoforte, she played the violin.
A duet made in heaven, a musical Yang and Yin.
All this was fifty years ago, they’d have been together yet.
But they lived in different countries and never even met

2nd May 2022
Bite size poem No. 43 poetry contest
Sponsor - Line Gauthier...

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Tenderly the ivory keys call to me.
Their vibrating octaves like different voices
soft and hypnotic, drawing from me 
the deepest yearning of my heart overtaking
my senses....helpless against its intoxicating
melody. Sweetly the notes swell,  filling me, 
lifting my spirit from its solitary place. With
 each push of the keys the hammers strike a
chord deep within. Waves of inexpressible 
emotion sweep over me enchanting, 
and mesmerizing they carrying my 
soul Heavenward....

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