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Thursday, August 26, 2010

The Toreador Song



I wander lonely as a cloud
amongst the spittled flecked rant
of undisciplined and disconnected ramblings
I clasp my hands together in prayer and
with a squeeze and pump-behold-I produce
The ' Toreador Song '
Bass trombone interludes reminiscent
of a Scottish podiatrist I once knew
seemed eerily close by
Amazing appendages - hands
What better accompaniment to the 1812
(my next project )
than the rumbling of distant cannon fire
across the ocean

20 comments:

  1. I wandered lonely as a cloud
    That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
    When all at once I saw a crowd,
    A host of golden daffodils;
    Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
    Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

    William Wordsworth

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  2. Were those your hands, Rall? I just about made the music fit the action, though wasn't sure exactly where to start!

    The poem also fits, so I can imagine you singing as you wrote. I bet old WW is like a whirling dervish in his tomb (Poet's corner?)
    Sorry, I'm rambling.....

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  3. Brilliant - I can't even clap in tune...!

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  4. Your Toreador Song video is hilarious. The fun that can come from boredom and free-spiriting!

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  5. Admittedly, I don't often watch videos...am more intent on reading words, but this one I HAD to. Lest I be left standing with my mouth wide open wondering....what????? A clever and creative effort, Rall.

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  6. I think Viv might be indulging in a spot of leg pulling here.

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  7. Too funny! I laughed hysterically! What a fun poem!

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  8. Awfully talented! Bring up the big guns!

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  9. A rare talent - I'm wondering if the hand owner can belch out 'row, row, row your boat'? Thanks for a hands-on vid.

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  10. Thankyou for your lovely comment Marianne. For some reason it has not appeared on my blog.Glad to know you enjoy visiting here.

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  11. Tumblewords don't know about row row your boat...
    but he can do the 1812 overture.It's on you tube.

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  12. Rall, this is amazing- your poem as well as what the artist can do with his hands. I like the way you have come to this prompt.

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  13. What I object to, Rall . . . there's people out there who seem to think those hands are MINE! Carmen is not in my repetoire. But for a fee - a large fee - I can render "God Save the Weasel" or "Pop Goes the King."
    P.S. Podiatrist? What's one of those? I daren't look.

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  14. Footsie I know those hands are not yours...However it is strongly rumoured that
    you were responsibe for the bass trombone notes or (raspberries) in the rendition.

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  15. Rall - I think the tuba is Footsie's instrument of choice - it gives him somewhere to blow his hot air! LOL :)...

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  16. nicely squeezed Rall....I had one writtten..suicide squeeze...a baseball term...anyways thanks for your brilliant words again...happy trails

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  17. Thanks to y'all for your comments.

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  18. I so envy your ability with music...

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