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"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy."
~Ludwig van Beethoven~
I was listening to a variety of music and paid close attention to the lyrics. Some of the lyrics were so beautiful; they astounded me and reminded me that song lyrics are poetry, too. And that reminded me that long before I fell in love with poetry, music was my muse.
People often comment on the lyrical quality of my poems. If they have a musical quality, it's because I played piano for many years, studied music and music theory, composed music, sang, married a jazz pianist, and listened to many different kinds of music, from hardcore classical to hardcore heavy metal.
I also read all the classic English poets when I was a teenager and studied French for many years, which is a very musical and rhythmic language.
The marriage of music and poetry is a story of wedded bliss. Although they can function independently, the result is sublime when partnered together.
Dawn Pisturino
April 28, 2023
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