Rhapsody

[jimharmon]

You have to think outside the box when you read this one. Comments please. I am sending this one to contest.

Rhapsody

The audience is in place as the house lights dim

The orchestras din of jumbled noise,discordant confusion,

suddenly finds the perfect pitch of concert C, and there seems

a breathless moment,

Suspended....Waiting...waiting...waiting for the down beat

of the Conductors baton.

Crimson shrieks into an audible blush hush

as the magnificent Oracle of the day sings his departing tribute

and sinks reluctantly behind the set.

His shadow lengthens, like an echo fading ever dim

refusing to leave the minds ear.

The lingering of a beloved melody, gone but not forgotten.

As the chorus of the night appears through the gossamer mist of twilight,

All eyes are fixed on center stage.That spot just above the foot lights

Where She has appeared night after night,since before recorded time

To sing the aria of the evening star.

Goddess of love,maiden of the velvet night.

Pianissimo pastels deepen around her.

Light years of brillance stream from her radiant lips

in ever increasing intensity until her song fills the souls of all with eyes to hear.

In andante, the chorus appears from the darkend wings

to add their voices to to the opera of the night.

The stary staccato punctuates the unfolding drama

until the arena is filled with a million voices

Singing in perfect harmony the music of the spheres.

In this reverent oraterio the Maestro of the universe conducts

the most magnificent music of creation.

Ever expanding......Never ending......Love.

[tomcollins]

BRAVO !!

[jimharmon]

Doesn't seem like many replies happen in poets corner.

[chez63]

...That is stunningly beautiful Jim. Just amazing.

chez

[jimharmon]

Well, My poetry and my lyrics often sing different tunes.

Glad you are enjoying them

[jimharmon]

An example of all kinds of metaphor, simile, personification and free verse to paint a poetic picture in the readers mind .

[Mazrocon]

I could actually hear the music in my head, while reading this. Genius! I loved all the constant references of music terminology.

Breath-taking!

Just thought I'd point out however.... small typo in the first line.... it's spelt Audience not Audiance

~TIMOTHY~

[jimharmon]

Thanks again my friend, typo corrected.

This is one of my favorites.

[puroamericano10]

Wow! A real operatic epic. There is a lot of great 'muscle' (rich adjectives, lavish descriptions of setting) on this piece. The reader is just suspended in awe.

[jimharmon]

Thank you. Tried to write it as musically descriptive as I could without a lot of rhyme.