Poetry list
the miracle of music
he enters through the
stately door and sat
at the dominating
ebony black instrument
the hush deepened as
we settled and the
miracle began released
from mind and heart
from staves and keys
soaring beyond all
measure pouring out
into infinity surging
and carrying us on
its waves and wonder
the elbow in my ribs
receded in this transport
of promise and spirit
spiralling lifting healing
losing us in the abandonment of
giving praise to the mystery
and the meaning beyond
all–encompassing yet
fusing miraculously in
the spirit within and
among the moments pass
and merge as a kaleidoscope
of fragments of blazing beauty
and hushed chasmed silence
some may shuffle or yawn
holding on to the wrong powers
with ears deafened by the cares
of self or importance or
resistance each phrase and
answering line each pause
and rapturous sound renews
the invitation of the miracle
come to the courts of heaven
(lines penned after a sublime recital by Jean–Efflam Bavouzet at the Wigmore Hall)
© Neil Thompson 2023