A Musician's Reflection

A poem created by a musician, while listening to Beethoven.

A Musician's Reflection


Confusion creates a battle
To view clear images on the screen
Of my thoughts, rippling and clear.
Mental melodies flow continuously
Ever attempting to reach, to encourage

Gradual awakening to a new perception
Gently cascading from the mind
Flowing, uninhibited and joyously out
Through my pen, having no end
Knowing no discernible beginning

Momentum, increasing in volume and strength
Reaching my eardrum but finding response
In my chest, rising and falling with
Great depth and clarity, finally reaching
That pure and real dimension

Familiar responses to a known melody
Create a storm, clear and free of confusion
Reminders of emotion, self and expression
Through script and notes are expressed by
White refreshing keys, clear as they ripple

Fingers, agile and receptive
To my emotion, respond to the instructions
Of my heart; I desire more than feel
The existence of what is evoked
And know it must be, for I have created.

(written as a creative writing exercise while listening to Sonata in G Major, op. 49, no. 2, Ludwig van Beethoven)