Benjamin Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 it's always in the corner waiting a haven for my needful rest if I am sad or contemplating the world and its unpleasantness and everything that's dark and gloomy no longer seems to matter to me when yellowed fingers match the keys to create balms of melodies till high in an ether of music real time is lost-- old sins repealed and only it can make me feel imbued with an harmonic magic a tolerable solitude where everything is fresh and new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmarti1 Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 A tolerable solitude.... Oh, my! How utterly, utterly.....something. I just can't describe it. More than sad but less than bleak. Maybe just plain emotive. I liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Thanks dcm It's distilled from something I read recently and is more allegorical than biographical. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W. Parsley Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 A tolerable solitude.... Oh, my! How utterly, utterly.....something. I just can't describe it. More than sad but less than bleak. Maybe just plain emotive. I liked it. A perfect description of how this poem operates on me. I might add a note on something akin to nostalgia or regret, with a close that finds comfort in a reflective solitude. Nice, - Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedalus Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 'a tolerable solitude' is wonderfully apt since it perfectly matches the overall tone of the poem. Quote Drown your sorrows in drink, by all means, but the real sorrows can swim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 Thanks Dave and Bren. Writing these short pieces gives me a great deal of pleasure. Your comments are always respected and welcome. Geoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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