Piano In The Night (Refrain Stanza Sequence) Poem by Gert Strydom

(in answer to C. M. van der Heever)

The stream's babbling tranquil sound do disappear
in the night full of stars while the dull golden moon is unclear
when black shadows in the evening wind do sneak and spread and hide
like streched-out fingers do further glide
and deep in the heart no fear or any pain is near
where in the dark hours everything is silent
while almost all the traffic is absent
while moments do flash in our lives as if anew they become clear,
in the night full of stars while the dull golden moon is unclear,

then the pure notes do cut right through the dark night
tells of a lover that after years do have her beloved in sight
and when the notes of the piano do stormy rise and suddenly descend,
caught in the story over the piano the pianist does bend
as if each one that hears do yearn for love with feelings burning bright
and when the sounds are soft they do tell of the might of love in strive
as if it brings change has got a real impact on life
and this song is almost something holy lifted up to a height,
of a lover that after years do have her beloved in sight,

still the pure sounds are bright and then soft but full of trust
and in the wind is the promise of rain and dust
while this song goes right into the starry night as something free
as if it gets an own life and does exist eternally
and it sings of the pain of love and to its praises do adjust
but when the silence comes suddenly
a person is astounded by the tranquility
but far away some fireworks do combust
and in the wind is the promise of rain and dust.

[Reference:"Die konsertina in die nag"(The concertina in the night)by C. M. van der Heever.]

© Gert Strydom