Saturday, November 15, 2014

Love In The Time Of Melancholy



my heart shatters
at the pitch of you

jagged shards of F sharp blues
a melancholy chord
soul bound strung

in words
    in notes
        it's all the same

innuendos instrumental
in the rhythm of blame
crescendo's dulcet irony

your feet rumble a beat
of lock stock and barrel
in a distant key
 
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45 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 15, 2014 at 9:48 PM

    I love this...what an ingenious use of musical terms...those two lines are amazing and the insinuations inherent within the 'distant key'--the double meanings...brilliant.

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  2. HannahNovember 15, 2014 at 11:52 PM

    I love the use of the musical language in this and the way you brought a musicality as well. Excellent!

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    1. Kathryn DycheNovember 16, 2014 at 7:07 AM

      Thanks Hannah, not quite sure how this one came about but it was a fun write.

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  3. Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost November 16, 2014 at 12:46 AM

    Wonderful! I also enjoyed the musical metaphors in this one.
    http://poetryofthenetherworld.blogspot.com/2014/11/love-in-time-of-pain.html

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  4. brudbergNovember 16, 2014 at 2:16 AM

    What a great use of the music metaphor. How well it work even in melancholy... (Normally I would expect the metaphor will work with harmony)

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    1. Kathryn DycheNovember 16, 2014 at 7:11 AM

      Thanks Bjorn . . . got to love metaphors and of course I had to go the melancholy route.

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  5. Kathryn DycheNovember 16, 2014 at 7:07 AM

    Thanks Vandana

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  6. Sumana RoyNovember 16, 2014 at 7:12 AM

    the melancholy chord touches the heart deeply...musical terms brilliantly set...a great poetic experience...





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    1. Kathryn DycheNovember 16, 2014 at 2:49 PM

      Thank you Sumana . . . the musical theme popped into my head and I ran with it.

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  7. AnonymousNovember 16, 2014 at 7:30 AM

    You use "time" here in such a wonderful way--both as the time in which this happens, and the time of the music that you use as metaphor. I felt the poem got even stronger as it moved along, the "rhythm of blame" an especially compelling phrase. Thanks. k.

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    1. Kathryn DycheNovember 16, 2014 at 2:51 PM

      Thanks for such a great comment, really appreciate it.

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  8. UnknownNovember 16, 2014 at 8:01 AM

    What is it about music that gives the perfect tone for the scene - romantic, dark, broken, gasping? the musician (like the poet) always seems to know...

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  9. alan1704November 16, 2014 at 8:23 AM

    Music is the soul of love. Well done.

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  10. MaryNovember 16, 2014 at 9:02 AM

    Lovely musical imagery in your words. Words and notes have so much in common.

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    1. Kathryn DycheNovember 16, 2014 at 2:52 PM

      Thanks Mary . . . words and notes seemed interchangeable when I wrote this.

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  11. GabriellaNovember 16, 2014 at 9:40 AM

    I am not a musical person, in that I can play no musical instrument, but your imagery speaks to me all the same.

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    1. Kathryn DycheNovember 16, 2014 at 2:53 PM

      I used to be play music when I was a kid but not any more. Wish I'd kept it up. Glad it spoke to you on some level.

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  12. ClaudiaNovember 16, 2014 at 9:56 AM

    nice... being a musician i of course love your use of musical terms to set the mood for the poem...

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  13. AnonymousNovember 16, 2014 at 10:03 AM

    Outstanding!

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  14. Kerry O'ConnorNovember 16, 2014 at 11:06 AM

    Such an original piece, Kathryn. Your metaphor is excellent and expressed with a minimalist approach for maximum impact.

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    1. Kathryn DycheNovember 16, 2014 at 2:55 PM

      Thanks Kerry I love playing with metaphors. Not sure where the music theme came from but I decided to run with it. :)

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  15. Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson BarryNovember 16, 2014 at 11:14 AM

    romancer in thoughts, well done.

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  16. FireblossomNovember 16, 2014 at 2:46 PM

    "innuendos instrumental". *says it five times just for fun.*

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  17. Sherry Blue SkyNovember 16, 2014 at 3:10 PM

    I like "innuendos instrumental" too.....this is a very clever write.

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  18. A Cuban In LondonNovember 16, 2014 at 4:41 PM

    You got me with that F sharp blues. Beautiful line. Thanks.

    Greetings from London.

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  19. DonnaNovember 16, 2014 at 7:34 PM

    WOW Kathryn...so lyrical and musical...'my heart shatters at the pitch of you'

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  20. TALONNovember 16, 2014 at 8:39 PM

    I loved this, Kathryn. We do seem to stumble and fall about in our relationships. Marrying it to music is brilliant.

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  21. kaykualaNovember 16, 2014 at 8:50 PM

    A musically inclined write is a whiff of freshness from the usual poetry. Loving expressions in times of melancholy can invoke lots of empathy to sustain feelings. Excellent write Kathryn!

    Hank

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  22. NataĊĦekNovember 17, 2014 at 2:16 AM

    love the sound...

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  23. totomaiNovember 17, 2014 at 4:17 AM

    i can hear the sound... as it fades and as another note is played. this got a rhythm

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  24. Kerry O'ConnorNovember 17, 2014 at 6:51 AM

    Kathryn, please contact me on theimaginarygarden@gmail.com regarding a request made to Real Toads via facebook.

    Kerry

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  25. dsnake1November 17, 2014 at 9:26 AM

    loved the use of musical terms in the poem. enjoyed it. especially "jagged shards of F sharp blues". Ouch! :)

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  26. humbirdNovember 17, 2014 at 12:09 PM

    Love it so much, Kathryn! esp. 'jagged shards', 'crescendo's dulcet irony' ~ very cool, you got blues soul...nice when music reflects the spirit....thanks, I enjoyed this writing x

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  27. GraceNovember 18, 2014 at 6:13 PM

    I too love the musical terms and the ending is just melody of melancholy ~ Hope you are keeping warm Kathryn ~

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  28. Susie ClevengerNovember 19, 2014 at 12:36 AM

    You can certainly write the blues...love it.

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  29. ayalaNovember 19, 2014 at 7:00 AM

    I feel the emotion, I love it.

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  30. Gen Giggles November 19, 2014 at 7:11 AM

    Very haunting. I like it.

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  31. Stacy M.S.November 19, 2014 at 2:06 PM

    i love how the feelings are interlaced with the sound of music. amazing!

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  32. Magaly GuerreroNovember 20, 2014 at 11:11 PM

    Such chaos! When love is in a sad place... ♥

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