Swing Song Poem by John Williams

Swing Song

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The blatant horns blare strident sound;
Delighted, you laugh and seize
My passive arm, but I have found
Content in the harmonies.
They sound, are silent; please or annoy,
Are not clever, cruel, or coy
Like human qualities.
See agile fingers in frantic flight
Along the smoking row
Of piano keys cut from ebony night
And from the sullied snow
Of the city. Look love, listen love, tell me--
Where does the music come from really,
Where does it really go?
Planets are tensed to a single chord
Of absolute harmony
Sounding from a cosmic keyboard,
Unheard by you and me;
Yet we re attuned; who understands
That can see the judgment-hands
Poised above the keys.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Sylvaonyema Uba 27 February 2017

The blatant horns... Well written Well articulated Well expressed. Sylva

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Bill Wright 09 September 2016

This is a bit enigmatic, not too sure what to make of it.

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