Poem about guitar music?

[elemmennope]

I have a neighbor who sometimes sits on his balcony at night playing acoustic guitar. I have been truly moved, laying in bed in the dark as I fall asleep, listening to the soft notes drift across the warm summer air into my window

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[peoplevsme]

Wallace Stevens' "The Man With the Blue Guitar" came to mind. It's by no means short, but maybe a quote from it? It's awesome. And I definitely recommend it regardless :)

and this isn't a poem, but that amazing Picasso painting... I have a postcard of it.

your post made me happy.

[elemmennope]

Great suggestion, thank you. It is long, but I'm finding possibilities within.

Love the postcard suggestion too.

And I'm glad this made you happy. Pay it forward. :)

[peoplevsme]

thanks! :)

my english teacher/mentor in high school read us the whole thing one day in class...wow. just wow.

you should check out wallace stevens if you haven't.

[peoplevsme]

*more wallace stevens. 13 ways of looking at a blackbird, for instance. it's in the memories here i think.

[purple_malik]

I don't have any poem to contribute but I sit at my window and play my acoustic. Even though i'm no expert i'm hoping if someone listens they appreciate it :D

It's so soothing to play it at night. And sometimes when the dawn is breaking, it's just amazing to play pretty and slow songs :)

[elemmennope]

I'm sure someone does appreciate :)

[ravengirl]

sweet. we have a pianist in our complex and usually the notes flowing in the windows is soothing and appreciated. just this morning i enjoyed his "practice" again. :)

a Carpenter's song came to mind as i read your post, but only a portion would be "appropriate". i like the idea of the picasso painting mentioned above-- it's a great work and widely available so a little note on such a "card" would be nice.

[elemmennope]

Yes, I think the postcard is a great idea. :)

Which Carpenters song?

[ravengirl]

the part that played in my mind was "your guitar, it sounds so sweet and clear"-- i didn't remember the rest of it until i looked it up! :)

Superstar Lyrics

Long ago and oh so far away
I fell in love with you before the second show
Your guitar, it sounds so sweet and clear
But you're not really here
It's just the radio

[Chorus:]
Don't you remember you told me you loved me baby
You said you'd be coming back this way again baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby, I love you I really do

Loneliness is a such a sad affair
And I can hardly wait to be with you again

What to say to make you come again
Come back to me again
And play your sad guitar

[Chorus x2]

[cp]

I've always liked this one...

The Guitarist Tunes Up

With what attentive courtesy he bent
Over his instrument;
Not as a lordly conquerer who could
Command both wire and wood,
But as a man with a loved woman might,
Inquiring with delight
What slight essential things she had to say
Before they started, he and she, to play.

-Frances Darwin Cornford

[elemmennope]

I love this one, thank you!

[twirlingdervish]

Man, he´s your neighbour! Bake him a pie!

Sorry, that was obnoxious. We-all-have-our-ways-of-doing-things. The poem idea is very pretty. Still, though, a less anonymous appreciation would be a nice way of meeting someone.

[elemmennope]

LOL, yeah, some of my friends think I better find out if he's cute (they've offered to loan binoculars) before I do anything. I'll keep baked goods on the possibilities list. ;)