Music and Poetry

Now I know I have spoken about music and poetry before.  If you wish to go back and see them, you are more than welcome to do so.  I must admit I didn’t fully appreciate the connection even myself.

When I tell people that I write poems, there is a stunned silence and they quickly chime in with something to the effect of that they never actually read poems.  And I DO understand because when I started creating poetry I didn’t know if it was any good or not and wanted to keep it hidden.

However, a close friend who IS a musician entered me for 4 competitions and I had something posted in EACH book.  I also wrote one for her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II which I sent to her and she really appreciated it.  I had a letter back from Buckingham Palace informing me that she did.  And I know she enjoyed creativity.

My brother in law is also musical and he did write some songs and played the piano.  And some of his songs were long but generally, if I think back through them, I am pretty sure they had a specific rhythm to them and rhymed in general but not every line.

But when you think of words to music, aren’t they poetic in every way?  Don’t they speak to you through the music and words?  I know it feels like that for me.  OK, some spark irritation and annoyance in me, but it doesn’t detract from the poetry of the words.

I’m not saying every poem needs to be set to music or vice versa.  It’s just that if you don’t read poetry yourself, why don’t you give it a try?  Just as you would a good crime thriller because that’s the kind of story that you love reading so you’re happy to try a new author in that style.

There’s not much more I can really say here.  I have found a few other poets who write in the kind of style I do and I delight in their work, just as much as my own.  You’re not going to enjoy every poem, but when do you enjoy every last bit of a novel?

Music and poetry are co-joined.  And much easier to access than they were when I was younger.  The internet has blessed us with that ability.