Chromatic Harmonies & DAncing Poetry

Hello Friends,

 

This year's Dancing Poetry Festival is now online! The festival features zoom readings by Artists Embassy International Award winners, dancing poetry performances, and interviews. I was honored to have the opportunity to share my poem, Chromatic Harmonies as part of the festival. You can find the text below and a direct link to my reading here.

 

Pictured above are a poetry performance by Natica and Richard Angilly and a zoom reading from the festival. Please visit Part 1, Part 2, and Part3 to see the full festival. You can also find these links and poems from previous years at http://dancingpoetry.com.

 

Chromatic Harmonies

 

by Linda Eve Diamond

 

 

Dark night, cool clouds,

jazz band slowly warming up.

 

We don’t expect much—

then light jazz takes a turn

 

turning on the jazz lights

rising up, taking shape

 

as a soothing tonic key opens up

the bridge between sound and sight

 

with bright chromatic harmonies

filled with prismatic possibilities

 

arrangements rearranging

variations taking flight

 

inversions inspiring a sense

of harmonically lit synesthesia

 

chords ascending and turning to gold 

notes twinkling like a string of bulbs

 

all the winds swirling blues into spirals

piano notes scrolling a rolling cloud

 

the drums beating a lively pulse

emoting floating images to life

 

while faint visions of musicians

side-slip into softly lit silhouettes

 

aglow and nearly afloat with the notes

as if striking such a chord they blend

 

and transcend appearing as if they 

were composed by the music.

 

Chromatic Harmonies was first published by The Light Ekphrastic and was inspired by a photograph by Joann Field. Find the original publication and inspiring photo at our page, Field & Diamond, May 2021. :)

 

Wishing you creative inspiration, peace & joy,

 

Linda Eve

 

 

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