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Posted in Poems | Tagged classical music, culture, music, Poems, poetry, writing | 11 Comments

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1. on February 24, 2013 at 2:58 pm | Reply Dieu

   Great poem. In particular, I really love the last stanza. The last two lines about joy – “that sustains bone and breath
   Beyond the endurance of matter” describe the essence of it so well.

   
   
   • on February 24, 2013 at 9:05 pm | Reply Peter Galen Massey

     Thanks. I let this one sit several weeks and it still seemed okay after that, so I gave it a nudge and sent it on its way.

     
     
2. on February 24, 2013 at 4:32 pm | Reply kiwiskan

   beautiful descriptive poetry

   
   
   • on February 24, 2013 at 9:03 pm | Reply Peter Galen Massey

     And thanks.

     
     
3. on February 24, 2013 at 7:33 pm | Reply Michele Seminara

   Nice one!

   
   
   • on February 24, 2013 at 9:03 pm | Reply Peter Galen Massey

     Thanks.

     
     
4. on February 24, 2013 at 10:27 pm | Reply umashankar

   The poem paints a picture that that does sink to the bones. An exquisite piece.

   
   
   • on February 25, 2013 at 10:13 am | Reply Peter Galen Massey

     Thanks! I’m glad folks seem to like this one. I wasn’t sure the poem had quite enough to say, but it was all I had, and that was either going to be enough or not.

     
     
5. on February 25, 2013 at 3:39 am | Reply Gallivanta

   I have just looked at a photo of Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos conducting and your description of his baggy black clothes and butterfly around his neck is so exact.

   
   
   • on February 25, 2013 at 10:11 am | Reply Peter Galen Massey

     I saw him very recently, which I guess is obvious from the fact I said he was 79. You should try to find some video. He was working the orchestra so hard it seemed they could barely keep up. Four pieces, two hours, no score … including the Emperor Concerto. The man rocked.

     
     
     • on February 25, 2013 at 7:27 pm Gallivanta

       I will keep looking. The photo I saw was in the NY Times I think.