Thursday, September 17, 2015

with graceful charms of plucking

                                                                                             Attribution: Etan Tal
Image: A Female Harpist full of Concentration  (here)

Slow lingering sounds
been around since ancient times
Floated leisurely by

Harp's magical strains
With graceful charms of plucking
Nero unperturbed

Smiling mockingly
Mesmerized by the flames but
birds hurriedly flew

For Chev's CARPE DIEM #820 -  harp  and
ABHRA's at d'Verse's OpenLinkNight#156


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15 comments:

  1. Pat HattSeptember 17, 2015 at 6:33 AM

    Those strings sure were music to the ears of many and scared many birds

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  2. Holy Ghost WriterSeptember 17, 2015 at 6:37 AM

    They can pull at the heart strings

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  3. nashvillecats2September 17, 2015 at 9:09 AM

    Lovely picture of a wonderfully sounding instrument, Good to read Hank.
    Yvonne.

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  4. AbhraSeptember 18, 2015 at 1:44 AM

    String intruments have always been my favourite - I like the contrast of soothing music with Nero....

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  5. Other MarySeptember 18, 2015 at 3:21 AM

    I like the mention of Nero.

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  6. ScarletSeptember 18, 2015 at 4:42 AM

    I like the sounds of harp's magical strains ~

    Grace

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  7. Bastet's Waka LibrarySeptember 18, 2015 at 7:17 AM

    A fascinating take on the prompt Hank - Bastet

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  8. Sanaa RizviSeptember 18, 2015 at 7:38 AM

    Its like the picture came alive with your magical lines :D
    Beautifully captured :D

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  9. Marina SofiaSeptember 18, 2015 at 12:11 PM

    It's a winsome, hypnotic sound, that's for sure. You convey so much in just a few short lines - well done!

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  10. tonispencerSeptember 18, 2015 at 12:46 PM

    How wonderfully you evoke the sound of the harp and the work of the harpist. How true in the midst of beauty, we also become mesmerized by the ugly or frightening. Spencer is Kanzensakura

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  11. MarySeptember 18, 2015 at 3:15 PM

    I love the musicality in this poem, Hank!

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  12. Kathy ReedSeptember 18, 2015 at 6:32 PM

    So descriptive of harp music, as if I was listening to it ;)

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  13. Katie Mia FrederickSeptember 18, 2015 at 11:10 PM

    Oh the fLOW..
    in music.. in dance
    in paint.. in all
    ART that Lives
    when the World
    is all as ART
    and the
    rest
    just
    fades
    away into
    beautiful
    of OBLIViON'S TRUTH..:)

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  14. vivinfranceSeptember 19, 2015 at 11:37 PM

    Beautiful. I can hear the music in your words.

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  15. ayalaSeptember 20, 2015 at 4:53 AM

    The music of the strings always so soothing

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