Saturday 21 June 2008

melody washes over mesmerically----One Single Impression




she lay her palms flat on the table
staring at the keyboard,
occasionally stealing a glance
towards her computer screen.
she closed her palms, fisting those-
turned on the volume of her speaker
letting the music take over her senses.
strings of the kora washed away
her anxiety with mesmeric melody.
now completely relaxed; again
she lay her palms flat on the table.

24 comments:

  1. I love the music and would love to learn more about it.

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  2. Nice - but how could she turn on the volume with her hands clenched?

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  3. Restful and relaxing. So true, too. Music does wash away ones cares.

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  4. Such a simple action can create wealth for the spirit. Beautiful!

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  5. .. the magic of music..
    thank u..

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  6. It shows the value of soothing music.

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  7. Mesmeric indeed! Lovely poem and beautiful music.

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  8. music can have such an effect...
    loved the embedded clip

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  9. Thanks so much for this fabulous music.

    Hope that the ultimate relaxation led to some creative activity. :-)

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  10. The power of music! Thanks for this strong and visual piece.
    Writing in Faith: Poems

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  11. Thank you for sharing the mesmeric music-- it was wonderful to listen to it while reading your poem. I can see the tension relax in your poem. Nice write about the magic of music to soothe.

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  12. That lovely music soundtrack was a good piece to go with the poem.
    Thank You.

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  13. Wow - thanks for posting that piece of music. I LOVE it. Of course, me being me, I could immediately see ballet dancers doing a modern piece in my mind. That's just me...

    These lines are my favorites:

    'letting the music take over her senses.
    strings of the kora washed away
    her anxiety with mesmeric melody.'

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  14. love it..! what a treat to click to the kora...just perfect for this rolling thunder, soft raining late night...and the visual is right on...right there with you on this one!

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  15. The music was a nice addition and enhanced the experience of reading and pondering the poem

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  16. The last sentence makes the text mesmerizing, like a song repeating.

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  17. I like this! The music is almost meditative and your words are melodic. Nice!

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  18. 'strings of the kora washed away
    her anxiety with mesmeric melody'

    It did for me too listening and reading the poem. Thanks!

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  19. Gautami: Beautiful indeed. Sorry i have been so scarce. I am writing the prospectus for my thesis, which is demanding and giving more attention to the art of "seeing" through photography.

    Come see for yourself: http://www.flickr.com/photos/don-iannone/sets

    All the best!

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  20. I like the repetition in your poem.

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  21. Lovely; calming. Thank you. :)

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