August 13, 2017
Dear Subscriber:
Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of
view. This week’s theme is artistic creativity.
Today’s poem is about the purpose of musical composition.
I welcome comments on my poems at
https://nicholasgordon.blogspot.com.
Yours,
Nick Gordon
Composers aren't poseurs, one may hope,
Offering the sounds that shape the heart,
Making us turn inward towards beauty,
Portrait of the sheer, ecstatic soul.
Of course, your music may help people cope,
Sell stuff, perhaps, or grace some graphic art.
Even so, there is always your duty
Resting underneath the lesser goal:
Sing, then, to make yourself serene and whole.
© by Nicholas Gordon
Hear or watch me recite this poem and listen to the music I
chose for it at https://www.poemsforfree.com/compos.html.
For more philosophical poems, go to https://www.poemsforfree.com/philosophicalpoems.html
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This week’s theme: Artistic Creativity
August 9: Sing of Passions Greater than the Self
August 10: For Every Moment You’re Immersed in Beauty
August 11: Sing of the Sweet Urge to Capture Beauty
August 12: Bridges Are a Sign of Separation
August 13: Composers Aren’t Poseurs, One May Hope
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