Listening to a classical Guitarist Christopher Parkening who was inspired to continue to play after playing 90 concerts a year in his twenties and burned out before his thirties. Then taking three years off he was listening to Bach and his quote "Aim and final reason of all music is none else but the glory of God."
Stringed Love
You make love to your guitar.
Both hands caressing it.
Where the strings run from
the top of the headstock,
down the long neck
and into the saddle.
Intimately fingering it's full body.
You come at it from so many different angles
to produce such pleasure,
and you tease the strings to cry out
with crescendo-ed swells.
AH......
Bach!
Ben Gieske
Enjoyed your rendition. Just watching the fingers move so steadily and calmly over the strings can be a pleasure, as you so nicely put it, "tease the strings to cry out with crescendo-ed swells.."
Enjoyed your rendition. Just watching the fingers move so steadily and calmly over the strings can be a pleasure, as you so nicely put it, "tease the strings to cry out with crescendo-ed swells.."
Dorothy A. Holmes apwlts2
Just beautiful!...Hello again! Dorothy A Poet Who Loves To Sing
Just beautiful!...Hello again! Dorothy A Poet Who Loves To Sing
John X. McCullagh
thanks for this. nice work. How are you doing these days?
thanks for this. nice work. How are you doing these days?
Michael J. Gale
Ah Good one! A good great poem! By the way,do You play the guitar? I am musically inept or rather musically instrument playing that is,what I am ignorant at. Thanks for reading one of my factual rhyming rants! I appreciate it very much! Cheers as the English like to say!
Ah Good one! A good great poem! By the way,do You play the guitar? I am musically inept or rather musically instrument playing that is,what I am ignorant at. Thanks for reading one of my factual rhyming rants! I appreciate it very much! Cheers as the English like to say!
Dr.subhendu kar
ingeniously written on rune of love yet stringing, beautiful yet passionate
ingeniously written on rune of love yet stringing, beautiful yet passionate
Pendemic
Music is a blessing most take for granted, your poem gives a beautiful account of the sheer power of a deft musician.
Music is a blessing most take for granted, your poem gives a beautiful account of the sheer power of a deft musician.
StandingBear
such a beautiful, musically flowing poem .. ahhh, play it again.
such a beautiful, musically flowing poem .. ahhh, play it again.
Meggie Gultiano
i love this.. as i love to play the guitar..it is my life since young, and I cannot do without it..i like your ahhhhhh.Bach here..I too, a lover of Bach's music
i love this.. as i love to play the guitar..it is my life since young, and I cannot do without it..i like your ahhhhhh.Bach here..I too, a lover of Bach's music
robyn selters
Your poem and music is inspiring and gives peace... tfs
Your poem and music is inspiring and gives peace... tfs
sonetta
how can something so beautiful come out of something made of wood and string... if not for spirit.....
how can something so beautiful come out of something made of wood and string... if not for spirit.....
Sylvia Marquetta
Lovely sensual poem and a delight to read. Thank you for sharing the music, beautiful! I adore classical music.
Lovely sensual poem and a delight to read. Thank you for sharing the music, beautiful! I adore classical music.
Alison Cassidy
Wow! Bach's C major prelude never tires - and I must have heard it (and played it too) thousands of times. What a perfect accompaniment it makes to this fine tribute to J S! Bach and the mellow guitar and musician and poetic alike impassioned by the genius of God. Thank you. love, Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Wow! Bach's C major prelude never tires - and I must have heard it (and played it too) thousands of times. What a perfect accompaniment it makes to this fine tribute to J S! Bach and the mellow guitar and musician and poetic alike impassioned by the genius of God. Thank you. love, Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
magnolia
wonderful poem, full of feeling. Maggie
wonderful poem, full of feeling. Maggie
William Bonilla
its beautiful when say it with a song
its beautiful when say it with a song
countryfog
Several years ago you introduced me to Parkening and I listen to him often, especially quiet evenings when there are no other sounds, no better place than where he and Bach take me. Your poem is no less inspired I think.
Several years ago you introduced me to Parkening and I listen to him often, especially quiet evenings when there are no other sounds, no better place than where he and Bach take me. Your poem is no less inspired I think.
La Finita
Moving to tears. Guitarr is one of the sweetest sounds in the world, and Bach, what to say? His music always remind us of God. When you melt with the instrument magic starts. Masterpiece!
Moving to tears. Guitarr is one of the sweetest sounds in the world, and Bach, what to say? His music always remind us of God. When you melt with the instrument magic starts. Masterpiece!
Fay Slimm
Applause for both the verse and the musical treat you provided for us JoAnn - - ah Bach. Wonderful
Applause for both the verse and the musical treat you provided for us JoAnn - - ah Bach. Wonderful
kath
Aah! Indeed - A beautifully crafted piece of musical poetry JoAnn! Bach would be proud!!!! :) xxxx
Aah! Indeed - A beautifully crafted piece of musical poetry JoAnn! Bach would be proud!!!! :) xxxx
carol
a lovely write
a lovely write
T A Ramesh
Musical pleasure is unique!
Musical pleasure is unique!
Sandra Martyres
An imaginative write
An imaginative write
Deeply beautiful...on my dial-up PC I could not enjoy the music but your poem is righteous! Dorothy A Poet Who Loves To Sing (I love the discovery of old post which somehow get lost)...mine do...