| Muses Review - Poetry - Spring 2006 |
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| Christopher Porpora, Poet from New York |
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| Song by Christopher Porpora Source: Becoming, (2005), page 5 Well Anne always said she would go when the world got all too much And since she left the cold is the only thing left to touch If I could I would make this song go and find her where she is And it would whisper darling there's a golden place to live I know she's out there wading in a river made of stars She always told me darling this world don't understand who we are One day you'll wake up in the morning and you'll know it's time to go It's precious, weightless, like a drift of fallen snow -------------------------------------------- Editor's rating: 4 olives Readers' rating: (not yet rated) ---------------------------------------------- Note: This poem "Song" is nominated Best Poem of Year 2005 for 2nd Muses Prize - Poetry. ________________________________________________ Musica Antiqua by Christopher Porpora Source: Becoming, (2005), page 42 Winter had been unwilling to loosen her grasp; day upon day the snow falling and fell, the gardens, skirts, birdsongs, hushed. A day can become an eternity when the blinds are drawn in the afternoon. After turning the lock, and chaining the door she fed me coloured sugars with scattered spoons; green, yellow, red, orange, black, I remember. A day can become an eternity when the blinds are drawn in the afternoon. Waking today to hear the old music play; the snow continues to quiet all else. Hearts beat wildly beyond this eternity. --------------------------------- Note: This poem "Musica Antiqua" is nominated Best Poem of Year 2005 for 2nd Muses Prize - Poetry. ---------------------------------------- Editor's rating: 4.7 olives Readers' rating: (not yet rated) --------------------------------------- Poet's Comments regarding "Song" and "Musica Antiqua" : "Song" is a memory of words spoken by one who made the conscious choice to disappear. It was also an effort to make a poem that would be easily sung, accompanied by guitar. "Musica Antiqua" came as medieval instrumentals mingled with wintertime. Snowfall can be hypnotic, as certain pieces of music can be, as word repetition can be. |
