Pianist Plays Perfectly
15 syllable contest entry18 total reviews
Comment from Mary Furlong
Perfect pitch on this one. It's surprising how much information and thought can be put into just a few syllables. You did an excellent job of it. I love the illustration as well as the fifteen syllable poem. Good luck.
reply by the author on 06-Aug-2020
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Perfect pitch on this one. It's surprising how much information and thought can be put into just a few syllables. You did an excellent job of it. I love the illustration as well as the fifteen syllable poem. Good luck.
Comment Written 06-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 06-Aug-2020
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Thanks Mary for your first peek at my short form poem format. So pleased you like my piano playing post.
Mark
Comment from Mary Furlong
Perfect pitch on this one. It's surprising how much information and thought can be put into just a few syllables. You did an excellent job of it. I love the illustration as well as the fifteen syllable poem. Good luck.
reply by the author on 06-Aug-2020
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Perfect pitch on this one. It's surprising how much information and thought can be put into just a few syllables. You did an excellent job of it. I love the illustration as well as the fifteen syllable poem. Good luck.
Comment Written 06-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 06-Aug-2020
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Mary,
Pleased again with your review. THANKS!
Mark
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Thanks again Mary for your comments.
Mark
Comment from RodG
I know nothing about the piano, but I think someone just learning to play one would appreciate this fifteen syllable poem which describes the WONDER of making music. Rod
reply by the author on 06-Aug-2020
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I know nothing about the piano, but I think someone just learning to play one would appreciate this fifteen syllable poem which describes the WONDER of making music. Rod
Comment Written 06-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 06-Aug-2020
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Rod,
I had a brief experience playing the accordion before I was 10-11 so I have a little familiarity with the keyboard. However, I am always totally amazed that musicians have so many tunes that they play, often without the music sheet before them.
Mark
Comment from DeborahWrite
This is an outstanding 15 syllable poem, Mark! "black flats add soft timbre" ends your poem beautifully! I can hear it in my mind! Best in winning! DeborahWrite
reply by the author on 15-Feb-2020
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This is an outstanding 15 syllable poem, Mark! "black flats add soft timbre" ends your poem beautifully! I can hear it in my mind! Best in winning! DeborahWrite
Comment Written 15-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 15-Feb-2020
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Deborah,
Wow, thanks for this high honor. You do have a 'sharp' vision of the intent in my limited syllable poem.
My musical talents are actually very brief. I played the big accordion for about three years in 3-5th grade in public school. If really inspired, I could still play Dragnet's few notes and a few bars of chopsticks on a piano today (-;
Mark
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Thanks!
Comment from Susan Larson
Remember kids who loved to show off that they could play the piano by banging out Heart and Soul with one finger on six black keys and two white ones? Actually, music would be so much easier if we could play everything in the key of C, but, oh, how dreadfully dull and one dimensional! To quote Greg Allman, you're really "hittin' the note" with this one! You get my last six.
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2020
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Remember kids who loved to show off that they could play the piano by banging out Heart and Soul with one finger on six black keys and two white ones? Actually, music would be so much easier if we could play everything in the key of C, but, oh, how dreadfully dull and one dimensional! To quote Greg Allman, you're really "hittin' the note" with this one! You get my last six.
Comment Written 14-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2020
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Thanks again for your high nomination Susan!
Mark
Comment from Bill Schott
This fifteen-syllable poem, Pianist Plays, has the right syllable count and explains in a general use of the ivory and ebony keys on the piano. My son's cat and I can play the same songs.
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2020
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This fifteen-syllable poem, Pianist Plays, has the right syllable count and explains in a general use of the ivory and ebony keys on the piano. My son's cat and I can play the same songs.
Comment Written 12-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2020
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Bill,
In what key do you play/sing 'meow'?
Thanks again for support of my short verse posts.
Mark
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written fifteen syllable poem about the piano keyboard and the pianist that brings out the melodies from the white notes and often add some black flats to add timbre.
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2020
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A very well-written fifteen syllable poem about the piano keyboard and the pianist that brings out the melodies from the white notes and often add some black flats to add timbre.
Comment Written 12-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2020
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Thanks Sandra for your support of this short verse entry.
Mark
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
I love piano music and I have several CD's of famous pianists and their work is soothing, you painted a picture here and I heard the music, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2020
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I love piano music and I have several CD's of famous pianists and their work is soothing, you painted a picture here and I heard the music, love Dolly x
Comment Written 12-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2020
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Dolly,
As a poet, your 'painted a picture' phrase gives me great joy about your review. Coincidentally, I just saw for the first time the Academy Award winning actor, Adrien Brody, in 'The Pianist.' It is based on a real life person during WW2 Holocaust era in Warsaw. Possibly, you have CD's of this pianist.
Take care,
Mark
Comment from Janice Canerdy
You have made effective use of all of your syllables in this lovely poem.
It conveys a powerful message about those black and white piano keys and how they create the whole melody. People are a lot like those keys, aren't they? :-)
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2020
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You have made effective use of all of your syllables in this lovely poem.
It conveys a powerful message about those black and white piano keys and how they create the whole melody. People are a lot like those keys, aren't they? :-)
Comment Written 11-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2020
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Janice,
Yes, we are all shades of people. Our problem is sometimes the colors (and now our divisive politics) don't mix the way they should so the melody is not in tunewith Rachel other.
Mark
Comment from Father Flaps
Hi Mark,
I can only play "Way down upon the Swanee River" (by ear), but that's all I understand about piano. I can play guitar reasonably well (by ear), but I don't think I could do it with black & white keys. I'd need to read music. I've got a good ear, but I was never interested in reading music. I understand timbre though. I play guitar in the worship team, and the pianist and me blend pretty well. Of course, it's extra special when our flutist adds special notes. And then there's our bass player. It takes all of us to complete the picture.
Good Luck in the contest! You have the correct syllable count.
Cheers
Kimbob
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2020
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Hi Mark,
I can only play "Way down upon the Swanee River" (by ear), but that's all I understand about piano. I can play guitar reasonably well (by ear), but I don't think I could do it with black & white keys. I'd need to read music. I've got a good ear, but I was never interested in reading music. I understand timbre though. I play guitar in the worship team, and the pianist and me blend pretty well. Of course, it's extra special when our flutist adds special notes. And then there's our bass player. It takes all of us to complete the picture.
Good Luck in the contest! You have the correct syllable count.
Cheers
Kimbob
Comment Written 11-Feb-2020
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2020
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Wow, a must talented musician! Congrats!
Yes, your 'orchestra' is the sum of parts. Together they make beautiful music to complete he picture.
Thanks again for your review of my short poem style.
Mark
