Passion-- a lesser word would blemish The glory of an autumnal afternoon The melancholy of Schumann drifted through the music room It made the heart weep and swoon
And life's poignancy never seemed more real Than every celestial note from the master's quintet That which is beyond the limits of words Is the soul of music: this , this was a moment in time I would not forget.
* an ensemble in Hong Kong played this and posted this poem in its program in 2016