This Poem was Submitted By: Alan Booth On Date: 2001-05-08 11:43:04 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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The Piano

An octave calls Moving in eights Down a yellow-stained keyboard     "Will nobody play my keys?" Black notes Scream semi-tones Whilst the pedals breathe air Modulating the noise From soft to a supersonic bang. Scales run off the keyboard With a soft round plop For the pianist to pick new notes For his hidden melody. Quavers and crotchets dance about the music rest Racing and dancing to the end of the score. The treble cleff laughs Mocking the alto and bass And sharps and flats fight for the same notes. The Octave calls again, His keyboard bright:      "I'm ready for the fight -       Come play."

Copyright © May 2001 Alan Booth


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