Sunday, January 13, 2013

gather the monks

gather the monks
tune the guitars
strum it out loud

find the key
work the fret
join in
pick out the notes
big
full
resonate
bend every note
in pentatonic perfection

20 comments:

  1. Old Ollie,

    I can hear the crescendo rise above the monastery walls. The tired monk will be pleased with this musical interlude. Evensong will be eventful:)

    Best Sunday Wishes,
    Eileen:)

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  2. Oh Ollie, I wish I could be there to sit and listen when the monks gather!

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  3. it's so weird how you make me wanna hang with the monks. i mean, weirdly wonderful. still, kinda weird.

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  4. Poetic perfection. (I would love to listen too.)

    Anna :o]

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  5. What a jam those monks are having:-)

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  6. Perfect ending...which for the subjects of the poem, is far from an ending.

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  7. music brings us together...and strings the hearts...no pun intended...smiles....nice...

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  8. smiles..pentatonic perfection...i like...and improvising is so easy with just the pentatonic and a few bridge tunes...smiles..

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  9. i liked the form you use... it sang

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  10. The notes flow through the air
    Like a Picasso affair

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  11. music, mathematics, meditation, monkery--they seem tied here by more than mere alliteration.

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  12. I love how you say so much with so little.

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  13. I like the flow of this. Makes me think of using the pick on the guitar :)

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  14. pentatonic never seems lacking to me. don't care what those heptatonic devotees say.

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  15. got my old git-fiddle right here... thanks for letting me join the jam

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  16. Off to find my monk's habit, pick up my guitar and join in. I love the musical sounds in this poem.

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  17. ...i always find monks in deep contemplation...and i wonder how they would look like in such a rockin' metallic state... smiles...

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