clara
...
clara
down at the fourth street pub and grill
most folks sat around the bar
while one played to her hearts content
wishing to someday become a star
clara tinkered on...
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Categories:
steinway, music, sad,
Form: Rhyme
the competition
...(this is another throw-back - a piece of writing, from high school, used in my Yale applications)
I pound the pillow, curse the clock and mock injunctions to rest.
The sun finally rises and its...
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Categories:
steinway, angst, anxiety, devotion, growing
Form: Free verse
Juice
...Staccato and tart,
blueberries on the Steinway;
Juice inflames the keys....
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Categories:
steinway, feelings, fruit, music,
Form: Senryu
Evening at Portofino Ristorante
...the dining hall is half empty
because it is friday - shabbat
and good jews light candles at home
not such a good jew i am out
with my female friend both of us
dressed for the late winter evening...
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Categories:
steinway, death, new york, nostalgia,
Form: Blank verse
He Loved Pianios
...Bechstein, Blüthner, Steinway or Fazioli,
even an archaic Pianoforti,
long had he craved to play them all.
He was in love with their shape and sheen,
their sweeping contours, their circuit bodies...
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Categories:
steinway, poetry,
Form: Free verse
My Embrace
...Rearranging discordant thoughts
memories fall in place
Like keys upon a Steinway
awaiting my embrace
Sharp notes lead, the flats behind
as I replay the past
Chords when struck connecting all
...
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Categories:
steinway, memory,
Form: Rhyme
Pianos Were His Love
...Bechstein, Blüthner, Steinway or a Fazioli Pianoforti
long had he craved to play them.
He was in love with grand pianos, their shape and sheen,
their sweeping contours, their circuit bodies.
...
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Categories:
steinway, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Big Puma Gammez
...Lotsir B. Redlion and Vevor Gould's
Pultez Vittez Vaulter manager.
Was interviewed by " One Hot Number"
Kazu Steinway.
They used the Peavey Soundstage
With an audience. During the
Interview, th...
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Categories:
steinway, adventure, america,
Form: Free verse
Big Puma Gammez
...Lotsir B. Redlion and Vevor Gould's
Pultez Vittez Vaulter manager.
Was interviewed by " One Hot Number"
Kazu Steinway.
They used the Peavey Soundstage
With an audience. During the
Interview, th...
...
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Categories:
steinway, adventure, america,
Form: Free verse
Big Puma Gammez
...Lotsir B. Redlion and Vevor Gould's
Pultez Vittez Vaulter manager.
Was interviewed by " One Hot Number"
Kazu Steinway.
They used the Peavey Soundstage
With an audience. During the
Interview, th...
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
steinway, adventure, america,
Form: Free verse
Big Puma Gammez
...Lotsir B. Redlion and Vevor Gould's
Pultez Vittez Vaulter manager.
Was interviewed by " One Hot Number"
Kazu Steinway.
They used the Peavey Soundstage
With an audience. During the
Interview, th...
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
steinway, adventure, america,
Form: Free verse
Big Puma Gammez
...Lotsir B. Redlion and Vevor Gould's
Pultez Vittez Vaulter manager.
Was interviewed by " One Hot Number"
Kazu Steinway.
They used the Peavey Soundstage
With an audience. During the
Interview, th...
...
Continue reading...
Categories:
steinway, adventure, america,
Form: Free verse
Older Sis - Younger Sis
...She has a PhD in Physics
works as a surgeon on the side
Four kids to date with one in the oven
across a Steinway, her swift fingers glide
But older sis calls her a ‘know-nothing’
‘cos ...
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Categories:
steinway, jealousy, sister, smile,
Form: Rhyme
The Competition
...I pound the pillow, curse the clock and mock injunctions to rest.
The sun finally rises and its rays slantwise fall through the curtains as I dry my hair.
A meal, like a forced dose, we soak ou...
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Categories:
steinway, 11th grade, confidence, emotions,
Form: Free verse
The Child Pianist
...I am attracted by
Virtuous notes
A capable sound
From a Steinway & Sons grand piano
A mighty orchestra
Unknown melodies
A child prodigy at the keyboard
A Gift of Peace
The hammer that str...
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Categories:
steinway, beauty, emotions, music, passion,
Form: Free verse
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