Backlit,
by counterpoints
of sunlight, harmony
of shadows, fingers merge with black
and white,
release
major chords red
and green, mournful minors
grey and blue shifting between dark
minus
and light
of plus, until
a sunbeam, dotted with
motes of a melody, breaks through.
I play.
Kim M Russell, 1st June 2024
Image by Michael Effendy on Unsplash
Reworked from an old poem from 2019, a poems consisting of three cinquains for the Garden of Neuro Poetry Circle prompt: I want to play
The cinquain was created by the American poet, Adelaide Crapsey, in the early twentieth century, and is classified by the number of syllables in each line. The poem typically consists of five lines, using the following structure:
Line 1: 2 syllables
Line 2: 4 syllables
Line 3: 6 syllables
Line 4: 8 syllables
Line 5: 2 syllables
writing in north norfolk 
Lovely interplay of colors and music, Kim!
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Thank you so much, Nolcha!
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A stunning use of the form. I love that you’ve used it writing about the piano. It really makes the words and their shape come to life.
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Thank you, Melissa!
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Lovely, Kim! Love the shape and the give and take between notes and colours.
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Thank you, Punam!
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My pleasure.
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Kim, this magically stimulates both my visual and aural senses! How wonderful 😍
~David
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Thank you so much, David.
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