An early bird prompt for those who lead the world in time ...PORTRAIT POEM
lonely times
a young traveller starting out
a young traveller starting out
knew no one
visited you almost daily
in the national gallery
in the national gallery
on my lunch break
derived some solace
from your lovely gentle face
left and went elsewhere
forgot about you
until years later when
i saw you in that hong kong bar
with age is not as 'sharp'
as she used to be
sometimes a little 'flat'
Portrait of Man With A Quilted Sleeve....Titian. 1510... National Gallery London
DAY 1......MUSICAL TERMINOLOGY
'Rallentanda'
'Rallentanda'
with age is not as 'sharp'
as she used to be
sometimes a little 'flat'
moves mostly to an 'andante' tempo
these days
these days
plays bach daily 'dolce expressivo'
mainly 'lento'
on occasion she tackles an 'etude' by chopin
the 'A minor' winter wind is her favourite
on occasion she tackles an 'etude' by chopin
the 'A minor' winter wind is her favourite
'con brio accelerando'
then takes a long 'pause '
for the 'rest' of the day
then takes a long 'pause '
for the 'rest' of the day
DAY 2......GREEK GODS....NARCISSUS
from where i'm sitting
you are delusional narcissus
your curse still infects
your curse still infects
endangers the world
a rose is a rose is a rose
of all the flowers methinks
the rose is the best
gertrude and will know best
gertrude and will know best
DAY 3
SHADORMA
they were tired
wanted to go home
haydn fixed
the problem
wrote the farewell symphony
the prince took the hint
wanted to go home
haydn fixed
the problem
wrote the farewell symphony
the prince took the hint
I really like your Portrait Poem. Very touching really!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed these, Rall. I am too tired to do poem a day this year, but will enjoy reading those who do.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed all of these, Rall, but I think I like the musical terms about you the best. And the "delusional Narcissus"!
ReplyDeleteThese are all awesome, Rall! I could not find your lie. You hid it so well in your musical terms. :-)
ReplyDeleteLove them all. I appreciate you so much for doing poem a day, Rall. Wow!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your poems I loved the music terminology and liked how you said "then takes a long 'pause 'for the 'rest' of the day I love Chopin and Bach. Air is my favourite from Bach
ReplyDeleteI enjoy reading your poetry! Clever and fresh!
ReplyDeleteRall, I really enjoy how these poems flow with such rich emotion and depth.
ReplyDeleteMuch love,
David
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I am unable to leave comments on your poems because the format is different from the other poets who use WordPress.
DeleteBrilliant writing and a treat as always.
ReplyDeleteYour poems are wonderful. 🩷 Did you write a monologue poem for the W3 Prompt?
ReplyDeleteThese are excellent, Rall!
ReplyDeletehi, Rall 💛
ReplyDeleteJust wanna let you know that this week's W3, hosted by the brilliant Violet Lentz, is now live:
W3
Enjoy❣️
Much love,
David
SkepticsKaddish.com