Poetry
GOD CREATES was written with the sky in mind and appears in my first book. It was one of the poems that marked the start of an increase in my poetry interests following water damage to my Nikon DSLR camera. In the poem, the second person of the Trinity makes an entry, is crucified, rises from the dead, rises to the skies and returns from filling the universe to be the bridegroom at His wedding feast.
This is the only poem I have written where the title is in capital letters. Can one imagine writing anything of this nature and not use capital letters? For me the answer is: “No”. Even music I have composed on this subject has received the same treatment: a vocal chamber piece, a solo piano piece, a choral piece and an organ piece. These musical pieces, by and large, I estimate are falling within the category of virtuosity.
My GOD CREATES poem also retains, on reflection, elements of virtuosity:
- 10 verses
- 4 lines per verse
- 40 lines in total
- 3 syllables per line
- 12 syllables per verse
- 120 syllables in total
- 2 words per line — except line 39
- 8 words per verse — except last verse
- 80 words minus 1 in total
I am sure these numbers mean something to somebody, somewhere!
Would there be poetry if there was not music? Or, should that be: Would there be music if there was not poetry? I hope your happy conclusion has considered at least one of my poems. Perhaps this one?
The music in the video
G. F. Handel (1685 – 1759), Suite Nr. 4, Sarabande. The stately pomp and majesty of this Spanish dance fitted well with the subject matter of the poem: God and God in the act of creating. The rhythmic structure of the music agrees with the rhythmic structure of the poem.
Handel wrote the music for harpsichord, originally. On this recording I am playing it on my once John Broadwood & Sons piano.
Splashes of Ink 