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New World Symphony

~I too have a dream

 

Oh, what a beautiful morning,

I wonder

what's going to happen

to spoil it,

what's going to befall me.

 

There are so many possibilities

of things going wrong,

not going my way,

I don't even want to imagine.

 

Why cannot I just sit quietly

enjoying the sunshiny day?

 

The phone may ring

bringing bad news,

I may lose my beloved

to the the world.

 

An unexpected invoice

I forgot to pay

might appear in my mail box,

the weather may change

and out of the blue day

a thunderstorm and rain.

 

Will I pay dearly

for seeing everything

only in shades of grey?

 

Then the tones

of "The New World Symphony"

with motifs of Bohemian village dances,

the hustle and bustle

of American cities,

native Indian drums drumming

bring the image

of peace;

of pursuit of happiness

on both of my continents.

 

Impossible dream, you say?

 

Author Notes

*~Largo from the 'New World' Symphony (1893)

by the Czech composer Antonin Dvorak;

and is probably the most famous piece

of the composition played at all American state funerals.*

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Written by
milushka
Published
Oct 14, 2010
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~This is not my Poem; this belongs to me Lamushkia; (Milushka) who is no longer with us.

Check out her other poems in her collection here.

She deserves to be remembered.

~Anna

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Prior Reviews:

B Woods Righter   Jul 28

I just read 'Woman of the Wood' on Frank's page and then stumbled on this, what a beautiful poetess. I listened to the New World Symphony just the other day, its one of my favorites and this poem speaks to it so well. The shift that Milushka takes when she hears the music is so dramatic and relateable. That last stanza incredibly captures the beauty of Dvorak's work in so few words. With music like that and poems like this, I believe no dream is impossible, thank you so much for sharing this Anna :)

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D   Sep 26

I can truly appreciate this, Anna...I love Dvorak and this symphony is my funeral dirge.

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