Sonnet Pathetique
poem by:
Geoffrey Brewer
Written
on Nov 23, 2016
Why so sad Peter Ilyich? Such melancholy strife! What is the tragic loss for which you grieve An unforgot dark chapter in your life So you must wear your heart upon your sleeve That noble face that should exult your art Betrays a tortured soul unversed with joy In your music, minor key takes greater part Do you fear that signs of happiness would cloy Yet oft, light breaks the gloom of your dark dimension The penumbra, pierced by ray of bliss, dispersed And we discern the genius of your invention Who bless the day you on this world emerged That in our hearts it should have given gladness For such sublime, exquisite beautiful sadness
Tags: sad, inspirational, encouraging, hope,
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Christopher Russon commented:
Very good poem.
Cecilia Crasto
commented:
Wonderful command of English as always.
Geoffrey Brewer
commented:
Thank you both. Your feedback is valued.
Q. Ramirez
commented:
Great tribute to Tchaikovsky in poetry. Nutcracker or Romeo & Juliet? Can't decide which is my favorite.
Mishley Nim
commented:
Great flow of words.
Muk -
commented:
Great work
Rakel duca
commented:
Nice work, thanks for sharing
Arch Angel
commented:
It is humorous to imagine saying this to a sad person in real life. There's always hope to the barrenness of melancholic emotional strife. Wonderful.
