{"id":1145,"date":"2008-01-14T15:44:35","date_gmt":"2008-01-14T15:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ink.verticalplus.co.uk\/archive\/?p=1145"},"modified":"2008-01-14T15:44:35","modified_gmt":"2008-01-14T15:44:35","slug":"painting-and-pianos-by-jim-carson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inksweatandtears.co.uk\/archive\/painting-and-pianos-by-jim-carson\/","title":{"rendered":"Painting and Pianos by Jim Carson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eightyeight<\/span>
 
         <\/span>
String of shimmering pearls<\/span>
Black and white trembling<\/span>
For the divers touch but not afraid<\/span>
And who holds the keys<\/span>
Musky lover<\/span>
Caressed by a million hands before me<\/span>
Ravaged by strong and slight<\/span>
Petulant playful<\/span>
Coiled energy poised to strike<\/span>
Every sinew quivering with anticipation<\/span>
And who holds the keys<\/span>
Dark sepulcher-ossuary to dusty bones and souls forgotten<\/span>
Voices of giants screaming “release”<\/span>
And who holds the keys only 88<\/span>
Just a few bits of wood and metal really<\/span>
Stitched together by strings<\/span>
Of time\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 nothing more\u2026\u2026\u2026 but everything<\/span>
Waiting patiently to play<\/span>
 <\/span>
<\/span><\/span>
<\/span><\/span>
Watercolor Dream<\/span><\/span>
 <\/span>

Tried to paint a beautiful sunset<\/span>
With words\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/span>
         (iridescent turquoise tinged with indigo swirling about an autumn harvest<\/span>
          Of gold, russet, magenta and brilliant orange streaked by the rays of dying sun<\/span>
          Settling softly into steel gray sea \u2026a watercolor dream rendered by higher hand)<\/span>
But failing to capture the glory<\/span>
Resigned to simply sit back and enjoy\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/span>
 <\/span>

\u2022 Jim Carson is an architect and aspiring poet and composer living in Atlanta. Three of his poems were recently published at hungryriver.com<\/span>. He can be reached at jcarson@ncgarch.com<\/a><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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