Act 2, scenes 1 and 2
Epoch 1872: mid-summers eve
Setting: glade in ancient woodland
Principals: Ballerino with Prima Ballerina
Scn.1
And now, the Stradivarius begins.
With such graceful
fluidity you glide;
I slide
forward, in awe of your beauty.
Oh, ballerina,
the dance lives for you.
Heavy hearted,
and with arms open I’m
seduced by
your arabesque, arms allongé
reaching
for clouds that scurry across a
true love
on this warm celestial night.
Scn.2
A symphonic
cacophony, then hush . . .
The violin
leads your adagio.
My heart
falters, ragged in peasant clothes.
Sadly, I
ask, ‘is this to be your swan song?’
Coquettishly,
you tilt your head, listen,
the piccolos
tune frees you from the trance;
and the
Stradivarius plays with gusto.
“Dear ballerino,
forever we shall dance.”
End.
Curtain call
Julian Clarke © 2017
Very clever. (and in the boudoir...)
ReplyDeleteHi Martin, thank you for your comment, it's much appreciated as always. Have a good day.
DeleteThis is highly unusual, at least in my travels, regarding how you've presented this piece - but I love the play of it all - the way you've taken one way of creating, set for stage etc. and by nature of how it's written, it unfolds in true poetic fashion - a definite touch of the Shakespearean, which adds to its charm - and the plea and longing, the request - then the response - it paints a delightful scene in my mind! Cheers!
ReplyDeleteI am so pleased that you enjoyed this piece, of which I really enjoyed writing. I felt it warranted something different to make it work. Thank you for your remarks, WildChild
DeleteOh, this was a wonderful read this morning."forever we shall dance" in glades of grass, one can hear the melody and get caught in the rhapsody of the words.
ReplyDeleteThank you and I'm pleased you enjoyed reading my poem.
DeleteWhat a clever piece
ReplyDeleteSuch a great idea to write the tale in Acts.
ReplyDeleteA symphonic cacophony, then hush . . .
ReplyDeleteThe violin leads your adagio
Fantastic word craft Julian! Among them the above which appears simple enough outwardly but brilliant in form!
Hank
I really enjoyed the form & the classical touch!
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful! A stirring play, within a poem. Such wonderful imagery. I saw the whole thing.
ReplyDeleteHi Sherry, so glad you liked it.
DeleteA lovely read.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sumana.
DeleteLove the song and the seduction between the violin and the ballerina.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bjorn, much appreciated.
DeleteIt paints a sweet or bittersweet moving picture in my mind. A poem that calls up music, dance to express emotion.
ReplyDeleteTahnk you, Colleen for you remarks and I'm pleased you enjoyed it.
DeleteConjures great visuals. Well written. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI truly enjoyed the form and the classical touch!❤️
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sanaa, and I'm so glad you enjoyed my poem.
DeleteAn unusual approach. Lyrical and lovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Richard, for your continued support. Hopefully catch up soon.
Deleteoh what a musical masterpiece this was. I definitely enjoyed it on this lazy Sunday afternoon here in the US. thanks for sharing it with us. what joy!
ReplyDeleteThank you, J.T your comments, very much appreciated. I shall visit your page a little later.
DeleteWhat a majestic poem, like the ballerina.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rob.
DeleteA lovely read.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much.
DeleteThanks for post this amazing. I'm a long time reader but ive never commented
ReplyDeletetill now.
Thanks again for the awesome post.
Sorry for the delay in responding to your comment, I've been quite busy with life and my blog went a bit by the way; that said, thank you for your comment and I am pleased you enjoyed my poem.
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