Poetry
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Tenebrae: a sonnet
Awhirl before my eyes did swirl the sparks As one by one the candles turned to smoke And sitting there in silent, stillest dark, A flicker burned within and I awoke. . I felt a pang for that dear body broke That bled betwixt time and eternity. It seemed I saw His image in the Continue reading
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Weekday Communion: a little poem
In God alone my soul finds rest And oft I meet Him here: In the quiet, dim narthex, Breathing the churchly air. Babies here have been baptized And joyful couples wed; Funerals tearful bade goodbyes And pow’rful scriptures read. But as I sit now quietly- No sound but for the organ- I rather think this Continue reading
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Ordinary Beauty
Sometimes I want to weep At unnoticed beauty – That’s not seen for its shyness, Dismissed, “ordinary.” It’s in the chatter of the birds, The smell of mesquite trees, The ebb and flow of whispered words Caught by th’eavesdropping breeze. In foamy sips of coffee In silly, printed cups, And in the dreamy things I Continue reading
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Non-Writing Writer
I was inspired this morning as I walked to practice piano for an upcoming recital… this would have been great, had I been inspired to practice. Rather, I was inspired to set the opening of Wordsworth’s The Prelude to music. My roommate (bless her) stopped me just in time: “Ryanne, if you write a melody and Continue reading
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Autumn’s Daughter
I am this season’s child though I am dressed as spring: The burning gold of fall is hid beneath the flow’rs I bring. While storms of thought are whirling, and swirl within my mind, All you see’s the cloudless blue of clear sky in my Continue reading
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The Heiligenstadt Testament
How painful in cruel irony… That you, though sighted, cannot see: Deafness- not pride- is Beethoven’s malady. . This “unlicked bearcub” of a child Was born spirited and wild, Yet yearned to love, kind and mild. . But those called to the highest aims Are ne’er allowed to stay the same: Both blessing and curse shall Continue reading
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Three o’Clock in the Morning
Three in the morning, an hour of woe, Breathes heartache and mourning and deepest sorrow. Its minutes are counted with seconds and sighs As in blanket-mound bed fears dance ‘fore sore eyes. The moments just lumber- a funeral dirge- While we, seeking slumber, turn, toss on its verge. The stillness is silence as cold as Continue reading
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Eclipse Coronation
The Solar Eclipse 2017 was the *literal* highlight of today; all anyone seems to be able to talk about are eclipse glasses, viewing parties, live streams, testimonials of why not to stare directly into the sun, apocalyptic premonitions, the stupidity of needing to be told not to stare into the sun, pinhole box tutorials, etc. Continue reading
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Late Night Writes
When night falls yet I cannot sleep, words crowd my brain. The following two poems, one serious and the other silly, are the products of last night’s writing: “Hover” I lay still in my bed yet hover ‘tween the sheets propelled by the heart which wakefully beats. A’whirl my mind spirals through darkening, deep space Continue reading
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Sing, Muse
Dear reader, Please read the following poem. Then, please click the link and listen to me read it; I have of late found great value in reading poetry aloud. Once you do those two things (it should take but two minutes of your time), you are welcome to read my explanation of the poem or Continue reading
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