Da Capo

Cherry

By Silver Spun Sand

Sat, 23 Jan 2016
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Afternoon gives way to evening...
red dogwood ablaze
 
in the sun’s last rays flirts 
with supine shadows of a paling fence
 
only to do the same thing tomorrow
and so it goes. 
 
A CD on repeat...Mahler’s 5th 
symphony – turns corners; 
 
meandering this way
then another, 
 
with a hint of something else to come, 
 
and maybe that’s 
how I’d like my symphony to finish, 
 
not with a drum-roll, or a fanfare, 
nor a crescendo of strings
 
just everything coming
full circle...life a leaf, falling
 
off a tree
on the cusp
 
of a giggling stream 
for an instant, pausing...
 
then riding on up
on the crest of a ripple
 
and then over the brink...
 
Magnificent, but 
blissfully 
 
unaware of it.
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Comments

Submitted by Bee on

Hi Tina.

I couldn't stop thinking of the idea of this continuous repeat - the piece meandering off course to a non specific end. Guess it would still be Da capo al fine, but by then we wouldn't notice. I thought this was clever, and as usual, enjoyed the beauty of your description.   

Bee

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Bee - thanks, so much.  Your words sum up indeed the ethos I was trying to convey.

Have a peaceful Sundaysmiley

Tina

 

Submitted by Stephen Thom on

A lovely projection of this musical idea, and the piece weaves music and life wonderfully.'supine shadows of a paling fence' is gorgeous. Love your work