Moonlight Sonata (Sapphic stanza)

[Reason A.]

Catching moonbeams, night is the time for music.
Marvel not how beautiful echoes calm us -
sounds of midnight, Beethoven’s magnum opus,
Moonlight Sonata.

Playing keyboard, classical music soothes me.
Subtle movements, intricate, triple rhythm,
hypnotizing melody - nuts and bolts that
fascinate dreamers.



Sapphic stanza is three lines of verse which are 11 syllables each... trochee, trochee, dactyl, trochee, trochee and then a shorter concluding line (5 syllables) of dactyl, trochee, known as the Adonic or adonean line.

[Nokhsa]

This is beautiful! There is no image here that doesn't fit very well with the rest of them, and you did great by a very rich theme.

The form is very interesting. Thanks for exposing me! Nice poem!

[Dew]

An impressive work of heart...totally faithful to the metre without lost meaning or forced words. Truly, a delight to inspect! And the feel of it was magical, I don't even play but imagined awhile that I could. Glad you included the explanation...this ancient form is new to me...blame my shallow education - dew

[Eggy]

A masterly demonstration of an unusual form. Delightful.

[tangerinepie]

What a marvelous musical odyssey you take us on.It is a captivating form that really does justice to this lovely poem..Tangie..

[Dew]

And congratulations on the spotlight! Well deserved indeed! Wonderful! - dew

[Josie]

Congrats on the TPS Spotlight! Your love of music shines through the poetic form.

[garic]

The strictness of the form did not limit the composer. I especially liked the triplets in 11 syllables.

Glad it is in the spotlight - I would likely never have run across it in the archives.

[rupertpupkin]

Beautifully done, sticking to the form brilliantly and never letting it show, nice one and a most deserving spotlight, Sean.

[tangerinepie]

I so enjoyed reading this beautiful form of poetry again.It resonates with lyrical beauty..Fabulous spotlight choice..Tangie..

[dwells]

RA - much enjoyed the hardware that dreams are made of and an added lesson in this delightful form, cheers and congrats!

[kavi911]

You did well not to let the form of the piece dictate an awkward overall flow. What I mean is that this didn't sound like it was written by someone who helped innovate the style way back when. I wonder, is the narrator a dreamer as well? Either way, well done and congrats.

[JASON]

beautiful piece - makes me want to go out and catch some moonbeams...
(like right now)

[dornicks]

An interesting write,enjoyed. Congratulations on the Spotlight,

dornicks