Piano Man

For there on stage he was:

The piano man.

 

They said:

“He had a way with keys,”

 

Indeed, the fact was true.

 

He embraced each key

as his fingers floated over them.

 

Here, he was the piano man.

 

The conductor leads as the orchestra plays.

United as one.

 

He had made local papers, articles

He played overseas.

 

He was just a man

Yet, he played like an infamous God.

 

Intense playing resulted in a standing ovation

and praise from the concert hall audience.

 

For truly he was:

The piano man.

Author's Note

What inspired this piece was the Madison Symphony Orchestra performance I went to with my dad. I'm sure the piece was a piano concerto with orchestra accompiament by Mozart. The piano soloist was Christopher Taylor.

Reviews

[DearSweetAgony]

I really liked this poem.
It reminds me of the movie The Pianist.
Great Job!

[Clemmy]

You truly were touched by this piece Truly, it is a very good written piece, I can only imagine the intensity of this player. I really feel him in your writing. You did describe how good he was, then you went on to the extent of showing us where he had played to show that really he was good. Thanks a lot for sharing this.

[Jordan]

I like it!! Very well written and gives an aura of mystery and almost sensuality.. It reads like an illicit love affair and I love it. Very good!!!

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Sterile and complete, a ravishing look into the ardent affair of music and the piano, well done, good read.

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it's something I always wished I had accomplished to play the piano..lovely piece..

[Holly O'Brien]

Pretty good...would like to know what inspired this :)