Rallentanda

Rallentanda

Friday, September 13, 2013

For The Weekend



dverse

satin piano chords
silky 7ths and 9ths
an intro to
amy

amy winehouse
a cool rattle
of ice cubes
with a gravel twist

a young diva delivering
a song shining
backlit by mr smooth
at the keyboard

a  jazz angel warbling
a whirlpool of fizz
rolling round
in a champagne flute

fragile  fucked amy
brilliant big haired amy
touching your soul
with a  dark feather torn
from her young black wings

amy
drowning
in noxious  substances
the unravelling rope
slipping from her grasp
sinking
into the silent deep
too soon

talented tattoo'd amy
you needed
'someone to watch over you'

we all do  lovely
 


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19 comments:

  1. Brian MillerSeptember 13, 2013 at 5:25 AM

    a cool rattle
    of ice cubes
    with a gravel twist

    ha. i like...and def like some amy winehouse as well....

    yes, we all do.

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  2. brudbergSeptember 13, 2013 at 11:10 AM

    This is one of your best I've read... I really like your tribute to Amy... died too young for sure... Never had the time to grow to love so much of her music --- except that voice... aweseome.

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  3. BeachannySeptember 13, 2013 at 11:19 AM

    Oh beautiful voice of voices - such depth, such texture, such control. No one ever brought more joy out of sadness. I hear her now: "We only said goodbye with words / I died a hundred times /black, black, black, black, black, black, black,
    I go back to black" - in a way her own elegy. This is a great tribute to a lost talent. Why does the dark side have such pull on so many great ones?!

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  4. Ken HigginsonSeptember 13, 2013 at 1:05 PM

    I think Mrs. Winehouse would be flattered. Love the "jazz angle warbling". Thanks for sharing.

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  5. joanneSeptember 14, 2013 at 8:19 AM

    superb tribute to Ms. Winehouse...and fabulous post,,,I mourn the senseless loss...

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  6. Old EggSeptember 14, 2013 at 5:44 PM

    How many great artists have had such fame within their grasp only to choose oblivion and ignominy instead. You did her proud.

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2013 at 1:56 AM

    This is a beautiful tribute Rallentanda! Amy Winehouse was certainly a very fragile person. And she died far too early.

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  8. J Cosmo NewberySeptember 15, 2013 at 2:28 AM

    A far too frequently travelled downward spiral. Do they never learn?

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  9. GraceSeptember 15, 2013 at 5:32 AM

    Too bad about Amy ~ Why do these talented ones always succumbed to the dark side first ~

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  10. MarySeptember 15, 2013 at 5:42 AM

    Rall, I am surprised not to see my comment here, as I know I commented on it (unless something happened in the posting process). I agree with Bjorn's assessment that it is one of your best. The ending is poignant. Yes, Amy did indeed need someone to watch over her; and so true that undoubtedly we ALL do. A powerful piece all around.

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  11. Jae RoseSeptember 15, 2013 at 6:36 AM

    Very moving reading whilst listening to her sing..she certainly needed someone to watch over her..someone good..not the people who fed her the noxious substances and cashed in on her talent..beautifully done..

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    1. rallentandaSeptember 15, 2013 at 8:17 AM

      Oooo how lovely to see you here Jaerose. If I knew you were coming I would have brought out my best blue china cups and baked a cake:)

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    2. J Cosmo NewberySeptember 15, 2013 at 8:13 PM

      Oh that's lovely. All poor Cozzie gets is styrofoam cups and Maree biscuits.

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    3. Jae RoseSeptember 16, 2013 at 10:52 AM

      I will share ;) Good to be back..maybe sporadically..(to quote Tai in Clueless)..thank you for baking ..

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    4. rallentandaSeptember 16, 2013 at 6:57 PM

      Pleasure Jaerose. Don't mind Cosmo ..he gets very excited at the mention of blue tea cups!

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  12. BerowneSeptember 15, 2013 at 9:40 AM

    Brilliantly somber and rather wistful...

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  13. Audrey Howitt aka DivaloungerSeptember 15, 2013 at 11:35 AM

    I loved how this piece progressed--really lovely and tender write

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  14. zanzineceSeptember 15, 2013 at 4:12 PM

    ooh ouch, the bitter the sweet - the beauty! - the talent the tragedy - the end and the futile wish it was not so...

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  15. UnknownSeptember 15, 2013 at 7:51 PM

    The beauty and the beastly end. But a wonderful tribute,

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