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Love, Romance and Music

“The bow is fashioned gold’s excess
Captured from stellar supernova
The string is first Eve’s lengthy tress
Twisted and spun over and over

The arrow’s shaft is hardened sinews
Fallen from flailing, flying, fiery dragons
The arrow’s head is forgotten truths
From the tip of the last unicorn”

Welcome Valentines!

To accompany the above Cupid fly-past, imagine music from, say, a Jane Austen adaptation. The audiobook version of this poem is quite agreeable, and includes a soundtrack arrangement from the Hollywood production of Pride and Prejudice starring Matthew McFadyen and Keira Knightley. All my poetic writings are finalised with a Parker fountain pen!
The next poem is simply titled ‘Love’. On the surface it appears innocuous. Maybe in the manner of Stendhal’s celebrated book with the same title? My essay, however, is a skydive — treating this atomic, incendiary device fantastically. When recording the audio my voice sounded, at times, like a madman. Love had its birth long before primordial waters existed above the stars. And so, you will be forgiven if you feel drunk after this poem. If you do, then you have the genes of a superhero.
King Solomon wrote the Song of Songs in the Bible, Old Testament, dedicating it to his favourite wife: The Shulamite. For this special day, I have selected a particular search engine result about her: “she is a dark, sensual woman”. This understanding, I put to you, was probably arrived at by way of interpreting Solomon’s life. Song of Songs mentions kissing, garden and fragrance. My thunder is singing and a never-ending dance. The players in this, my composition, are: soprano, tenor, violin and piano.
Several years ago on a wet St Valentine’s Day I was listening to BBC Radio 3, a Thursday. They played a delightful version of ‘Scarborough Fair’. Thirty-six hours later I completed recomposing the music for solo piano. My reading includes a three note accompaniment in one hand and suspended notes in the melody. ‘Scarborough Fair’ is a traditional English folk song from the Middle Ages. The ballad is all about asking a former lover to perform impossible tasks in order to win back his love. For this video, my formal dinner shirt represents a cambric shirt.
P.S. I know a man called Eros who thinks about blowing kisses… all day long!
P.P.S. If you know of anyone who will be alone this Valentine’s Day, please share thoughtfully.

2 replies on “Love, Romance and Music”

What a beautiful email to send to people on Valentine’s day. So lovely!

How are you, Michael? How is Sharon?

Thank you. Yvonne x

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