Almost Heaven a solo harp al fresco!
Britten and Handel and Hildreth the Clocks,
Timperley's Clock Museum in Colchester.
Lucy Waterford harpiste extraordinaire,
Why do all harpists look so angelic?
Did God create them or the instrument?
The beauty of the harp is in its sound,
The delicate resonance of the plucked string,
The absence of harmonic intrusion,
The purity of unhampered vibration.
It evokes, rustling leaves - gurgling streams,
Almost Heaven a solo harp al fresco!
This superbly crafted poem captures the song of the harp in the lyrical echo of the words. The rhyme resonates throughout, and the repetition of the first and last line rise like a chorus in this melodious tribute to a truly heavenly instrument. This poem is a real pleasure to read. S :)
Lyricism at its finest. You are in tune with the music of the spheres in this one. Golden notes that carry the reader away on wings of sound. Unforgettable, John. As always, Sandra
This is beautiful, the harp also seems to be the one instrument that goes hand in hand with poetry, to enhance the word, or even play the word...heavenly music..gorgeous write John, thank you..10
I like the line The absence of harmonic intrusion... Reading it makes you feel like something very important has been taken away, making the scene less complete. A nice vocabulary goes into this. Pulls off the harmony of the words without rhyme which is rare. Makes me wistfully start to think about the stream of consciousness that pops into my head when I read these lines...
A beautiful poem which points out the beautiful music of the harp. There is no better music than that played on a harp by someone who really knows how to play. Well done indeed, John, and congratulations on Poem of the Day!
So true... I have always felt this way. There is something magical, most clean and pure about the harpist and her instrument...
The melodious harp music. It brings the emotions. This is such a lovely poem.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I love harp music..I've always wanted to learn to play! ! ! a ten..