Oct 2010
~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.
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.
~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.
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.
