The Musician
My songs are for you...
how many times you said
You played the musician
touching and tendering each string of my heart.
You meddled with music
each key and each tune
fell prey to rhythmic skill of your hands...
Dancing at the brink of your agile voice
each verse was ambrosia
shaped by your tongue.
It spoke of my charms
my raven hair.
But why…. O Musician
why didn't you sing for the fire in my eyes
why didn't you feel an ambivalent breath,
cropped up behind the spectator's facade
why was your serenade scant of my love
why didn't your tunes rhyme with my pain...
Maybe your music was never for real
maybe your songs...
not meant for me at all.
© 2015 Sara Sarwar Riaz
Comments
Beautiful, especially your last stanza--
Wonderful use of metaphor.
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Thank you Smilealot. Always a pleasure to hear from you :)
Lovely but sad poem about a love that isn't reciprocated. Very well written :-)
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Thank you Manatita… its always a pleasure and an honor to hear your feedback.
A totally awesome, beautiful, exquisite and superb poem. From the beginning, I believed in your ever-transcending potential, and you have not disappointed me. May be continue to shine ever brightly. God speed!
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Thank you Frank. Appreciate your stopping by.
Sara smil.. wonderful simply wonderful
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Thank you Ruby… So humbled by your kind words. They mean so much !
I feel the same as Jodah. I am always happy to see you've written again. This was a beautiful melody of pain and uncertainty..
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Thank you Jodah… you are always so kind and generous with your comments. It means a lot coming from a writer of your caliber. I hope my work never disappoints.
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Thank you Bill for the appreciation and encouragement. I do intend to keep writing and sharing my work on HP. I just need to get better about allocating and dedicating more time to writing, than I am currently able to. Thank you for your on going support.
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Venkatachari M, thank you for your kind comment and vote. It is much valued.
Sara, you are honestly one of the best writers on Hub Pages. Whenever I see you have written a hub, no matter what subject or genre, I know I will not be disappointed. Voted up.
You have a talent. I hope you are aware of that. Keep writing. We need writers like you.
Beautiful poetry, even though, it conveys some sorrowful moods and thoughts.
Voted up and beautiful.
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