Saturday, June 26, 2010

A Lesser God

You can not fault me for loving
music, could I have known your ear
incapable of comprehending the octave
of my life song –

Should I, could I, forsake a Chopin
for a Tennyson? Would you, could you,
forsake a T.S. Eliot for a Bach?

Granted within the eyes of lesser gods
still resides a greatness, just not
the greatness of
the God we seek ----


bkmackenzie
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18 comments:

  1. Why? No need forsake Schumann for Ashbery.

    ---

    The Moon
    shines
    on a cat

    Meow

    My Poems

    Yours,

    - Peter Ingestad, Sweden

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  2. very skillful writing..
    thank you for following and visiting...
    I enjoyed your gifts.

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  3. Thank you so much for stopping by Jingle...bkm

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  4. THIS POEM IS TRULY GRANDIOSE. ONE OF MY FAVORITE. I LOVE THE REFERENCE TO LORD TENNYSON AND T.S Eliot.

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  5. Don't you go forsaking anyone. We have big hearts, with room enough for all kinds of music and all kinds of writing.

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  6. I am remembering. Oh, I gave up Music for far too long. Thank you for reminding me to remember.

    My Monday Poem, Remote Control God.

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  7. Thanks for joining us...


    Should I, could I, forsake a Chopin
    for a Tennyson? Would you, could you,
    forsake a T.S. Eliot for a Bach?

    love the way you phrase the flow.
    divine job!

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  8. Amazing words :D love the last stanza especially, the things we seek we think is perfect yet in actual fact it is not...thank for sharing^^~

    Happy Poetry Potluck, my friend=P

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  9. Some people are just tone-deaf, y'know?

    Thanks for passing this dish for the potluck!

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  10. Mastery of phrases my friend...so wonderful to see you shine in Potluck...I thank you so much. Hugs xxx

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  11. This is great! Music and poetry--divine!

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  12. What a treat on Monday Pot Luck....
    So immense and meaningful........ Loved it..!!

    Love
    Olivia

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  13. This one is so multifaceted, and stratum upon stratum. I love to read such amazing poetry, and can only hope to write like this one day. Fantastic!

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  14. You open the things that are most dear to me. In different ways each opens awe. Thank you. - bill

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  15. poetry and classical music go together... there is no other way. God is truly great to have gifted us with deep appreciation for these beautiful creations. what a lovely poem, bkm!

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  16. brief but speaks out well enough to get the message thru.. nice!

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