Music's Magic

For those who love the transcendent magic of music....

They all speak to me:
sometimes alone, like
a solo cello with its
sad plaintive voice
tugging at my soul
like a magnet of
life's deep mystery.

Or maybe a small
group will gang up
into a quartet or
sextet or even a
tough octet, eight
musicians as one
in both fury and
gentle softness.

But sometimes I
go all out-- I take
on a hundred or
more at once as
they breathe life
into a vast bold
symphony by
Mahler, Brahms,
or scores of souls
reborn in music,
music that makes
magic drip into
my ears while
putting a taste
of eternity on
my tongue....


(c.2014)

Reviews

[Abibliophobe]

For me this really encapsulates the power of music. I listened to Mahler as I read it, and it really resonated with me. The way you build up the instruments as the poem continues was really effective, it gave it a real climax. There is some beautiful imagery, I particularly like the line about breathing life into a symphony and 'scores of souls'. You've done a fantastic job of conveying the effect music can have. And the last line was really perfect. A fantastic job, well done!

[Nolo Segundo]

Thank you, and I really appreciate that you see what I was trying to do.

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

hi we meet again ha ha this poem and me love it, still, good luck in my competition judging soon

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

love this as i do music i listen to all genres except a few, i especially loved your opening verse. beautiful as was the whole poem. musical. music makes the world go round doesnt it, in times of trouble or happiness or sadness we get through life with music i do anyway amongst other great powers. thnks for entering this into my competition my other hobby, thankyou well done

[ElizaB]

Thank you for entering your piece.

This really is beautiful and very well written :)

[PoeticChico]

This is poem is exquisite, exceptional,unique. I adore the feeling it left me with. I can't do anything but to applaud you for creating this wonderful piece. Please keep on writing, I am so glad you decided to start doing it again.

[Nolo Segundo]

Thank you--in truth, these 'beings' come to me, almost fully formed. I don't know why, but I am glad. I have come to see that ALL creativity, whether by God, nature or humanity is a miracle.