Fully charged
phones to bed
and in my ears
Finlandia,
all cello dread
and turbulent.
Fully charged
phones to bed;
catnaps anticipate
a tempest, or a fanfare?
Something gathers
on the hills.
Fully charged
phones to bed
x at the end of every sibling text
surprises;
we only ever see each other Christmas.
Fully charged
phones to bed
Finlandia
all cello dread
and brass intent
awakens.
OK,Laura. I'm back in business with a fixed computer once more. I'm starting at the beginning.
BTW, Sibelius' 'Finlandia' was the first major classical piece that blew my mind when I was fifteen. I accepted a baby-sitting job regularly because this family had the record. When the kids were finally put to bed, the HiFi was MINE. And I made extensive use of it. All that privilege and a bit of money too. It was a good deal.
You sure are cerebral. My compliments. My envy.
Glen Gould for a quid! I was thinking of him only two days ago. Small world.
Many thanks for reading and taking the time to comment Martin, appreciate that.
Have you also 'seen something nasty in the wood shed' then Stu.
I love both of theses poems Laura and looked forward to the others. Return of the snow queen was particularly moving.
Heh - cold comfort farm!
Thanks Stu, and nice one on the vinyl!
'something gathers on the hills'
dont know why, but i cant read this without thinking of aunt ada doom from cold comfort farm.
lovely poem and nicely foreboding. also topical, as i picked up glenn gould plays sibelius on vinyl for a quid yesterday!
This is the first part of a series of five interconnecting poems. Recent events in my life were preceded by hearing Finlandia, by Jean Sibelius, on the radio, and it so completely described how I was feeling that it took me over, and informs the whole series.
As a big nod to Sibelius, I've decided to use a loosely-based symphonic structure, so the parts are laid out like this:
The Melting of the Ice
Movements:
1. Prelude
2. Tableau 1: Return of the Snow Queen
3. Tableau 2: Night of Years
4. Tableau 3: Tempest
5. Tableau 4: The Melting of the Ice
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Laura Taylor
Tue 18th Aug 2015 14:23
Howdy Cynth :)
Ha, well I have a confession to make. Although I've been a total music anorak for almost all my life, I never really 'got' classical. It wasn't around me, I never listened to it, and the only time I did it was coming in or out of assembly in primary school.
So hearing Finlandia had a massive effect on me. Not only did it sound EXACTLY how I was feeling, it was also the first real bit of classical music I had ever liked. It's kickstarted a total obsession btw - I am listening to classical AND Finlandia itself all the time now!
Your deal sounds ace btw :D