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the sunken cathedral



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Fri Mar 31, 2023 8:40 pm
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the sunken cathedral

lost in the waves, never to be found
forever in a haze, forever ocean-bound


Spoiler! :
so i guess we'll get started????? Hope I can get through this year lol. Just a spoiler alert, I'll be naming many of the poems after my favorite classical pieces, so watch out:P


1. the sunken cathedral La cathédrale engloutie, Claude Debussy
2. shepherd boy (aeolian harp) Étude Op. 25, No. 1, Frédéric Chopin
3. funeral march Marche funébre, Sonata No. 2, Frédéric Chopin
4. pastoral Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68, Ludwig van Beethoven
5. love's sorrow Liebesleid, Fritz Kreisler
6. waterfall Étude Op. 10, No. 1, Frédéric Chopin
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they told me to never give up on my dreams.

so i took another nap
  





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Sat Apr 01, 2023 1:28 pm
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1. the sunken cathedral

lost in the waves, never to be found,
forever in a haze, forever ocean-bound,
resting on the ocean floor, never to be seen,
forever lost in ancient lore, forever lost its gleam
they told me to never give up on my dreams.

so i took another nap
  





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Sun Apr 02, 2023 3:33 pm
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2. shepherd boy (aeolian harp)

amidst the screaming of the tempest
a frightened shepherd boy is lost
he stumbles through the sharp raindrops
and through the rocks and trees he’s crossed

he trips and tumbles upon a cave
a grotto, a crevice, a shelter from the fright
but the roaring of the tempest
makes him fear the stormy night

he grabs the harp of aeolus
and sets it on the cave’s floor
it plays the music of the gods
and frees his fears forevermore
they told me to never give up on my dreams.

so i took another nap
  





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Mon Apr 03, 2023 2:14 pm
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3. funeral march

slowly pulsing, ever growing,
never ending, never showing,
growing louder, danger sowing,
growing stronger, Hades knowing,

finally ending, now receding,
danger gone, never repeating
ritardando, slowing down,

de capo al fine–
they told me to never give up on my dreams.

so i took another nap
  





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Tue Apr 04, 2023 2:55 pm
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4. pastoral

rays of light shine on the soft grass,
a murmuring brook, a rustling bush
a forest filled with an orchestra,
a singing canary, a whistling thrush.

flowers so bright, around an elder tree,
the world is free, the world is complete.
they told me to never give up on my dreams.

so i took another nap
  





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Wed Apr 05, 2023 8:31 pm
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5. love's sorrow

in the depths of their despair, they find,
a darkness that consumes their mind,
a weight upon their heavy heart,
that rips and tears their soul apart,

stained glass windows block their words,
pain and loathing arrive in herds
but beneath the winter of frozen tears
a spark of warmth shines through their fears
they told me to never give up on my dreams.

so i took another nap
  





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Thu Apr 06, 2023 6:49 pm
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6. waterfall

you see the sea-foam green
softly stirring leaves
but when you look
you see the
leaves are
gone

you watch the mud-gold brown
slowly pushing sticks
but when you turn
you see the
sticks are
gone

you glance around in fear
they were there just then
but now they're gone
from your pond;
can't be
found

you sift through the water
reach into the mud
but they're nowhere
in your sight;
won't be
found

you leap into the pond
you will find your friends
but then you join
them down the
water
fall
they told me to never give up on my dreams.

so i took another nap
  








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