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My Body is the Body of Music MAG

November 8, 2015
By writer-violist DIAMOND, Jenks, Oklahoma
writer-violist DIAMOND, Jenks, Oklahoma
63 articles 4 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.&rdquo; <br /> ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings


My body is the body of music.
Its pieces fit together
to be harmonious played
in dazzling wholeness.
My brain is the conductor
waving its strengthened arms,
making sure that
everything is fitting together
like pieces of a puzzle,
slid into each other like
slipping under the spell
of sleep after a tiresome day.
My heart is the metronome,
keeping a steady beat to the sound of music
being harmoniously played.
My blood is the melody,
flowing in my veins
and in my arteries to a new section
of my body
line after line,
space after space.
My fingers are the notes
being struck, humbling themselves
to jump the right pitches
measure after measure.
My legs are bows scrambling
back and forth every measure,
regaining control and
mastery over the music,
pushing over the string
and forcing sound to peek
out of its miraculous little shell.
Everything slides into another,
each doing their own unique job.
Not one is silent;
They are all together.
My body is the body of music.


The author's comments:

I play in an orchestra and I know that all instrument pieces fit together to make a whole orchestra body. Please enjoy and God bless! :-)


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on Feb. 15 2016 at 9:38 am
guard-girl GOLD, Clover, South Carolina
10 articles 11 photos 147 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.&quot;<br /> Proverbs 3:5-6

Wow I love this! As a music lover, I can relate to this poem, and your imagery is spot-on! :)

on Feb. 13 2016 at 1:04 pm
NymeriaWaters PLATINUM, Holland, Michigan
20 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We are all Worms, but I do believe I&#039;m a glow worm&quot;- Winston Churchill

I really love this poem. Your personification( or some device like that) is spot on. This is definitely one of my favorite poems on the website.

on Feb. 8 2016 at 2:47 pm
writer-violist DIAMOND, Jenks, Oklahoma
63 articles 4 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.&rdquo; <br /> ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Thank you! The part about blood being the melody just came to me! Thanks again! :)

on Feb. 8 2016 at 2:46 pm
writer-violist DIAMOND, Jenks, Oklahoma
63 articles 4 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.&rdquo; <br /> ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Thank you so much! :)

on Feb. 8 2016 at 2:46 pm
writer-violist DIAMOND, Jenks, Oklahoma
63 articles 4 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.&rdquo; <br /> ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Thank you so much! It means a lot! :)

on Feb. 7 2016 at 3:28 pm
writer-violist DIAMOND, Jenks, Oklahoma
63 articles 4 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.&rdquo; <br /> ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Thank you for your feedback! I appreciate it!

on Feb. 7 2016 at 3:28 pm
writer-violist DIAMOND, Jenks, Oklahoma
63 articles 4 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.&rdquo; <br /> ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Thank you! Means a lot to me! :)

on Feb. 3 2016 at 3:59 pm
WindRunner GOLD, Troy, Michigan
11 articles 0 photos 44 comments

Favorite Quote:
For those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will fly on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Love how you were able to compare the body with a sheet of music. If I were a sheet of music, it would be the Band of Brothers soundtrack.

on Jan. 27 2016 at 9:09 pm
memormanda BRONZE, Medford, New Jersey
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This is absolutely beautiful! I love the part about the blood being the melody. Amazing work:)

on Jan. 27 2016 at 5:04 pm
simplyinferior GOLD, Ottawa, Illinois
15 articles 0 photos 23 comments
Congratulations on getting in the magazine! I loved how you were able to relate music to your body and can tell you put a lot of thought into it. Good work :)

on Jan. 27 2016 at 2:01 pm
Allen. PLATINUM, Palo Alto, California
32 articles 9 photos 525 comments

Favorite Quote:
[i]No matter how much people try to put you down or make you think other things about yourself, the only person you can trust about who you really are is you[/i] -Crusher-P

Very pretty! I like the imagery and the style you have, but I think it was a little too much like a story for me ; - ; I'm very rhythm-based in my critiques on poems. I do think this is lovely, though

on Jan. 11 2016 at 8:06 pm
BreeZephyr SILVER, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
7 articles 0 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him...it&#039;s impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves.&rdquo; - Orson Scott Card, Ender&#039;s Game

Yayyy!! Congrats on making the magazine! This poem deserved it, btw...I'm not a musician by any means (I quit violin sometime around four or five, and all I could play was "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"...badly), but I love the feeling of this piece. It really is harmonious, just like the music it echoes. Great work.

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on Jan. 11 2016 at 3:31 pm
Saturn. BRONZE, Las Vegas, Nevada
3 articles 0 photos 55 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The mind is better than the sword&quot;<br /> -Unknown (I&#039;m too lazy to look it up)<br /> &quot;All warfare is based on deception&quot;<br /> -Sun Tzu

Clarinetists forever! I like this, it speaks deeply, and is true.

on Dec. 17 2015 at 10:47 pm
writer-violist DIAMOND, Jenks, Oklahoma
63 articles 4 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.&rdquo; <br /> ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Thank you! @CNBono17! I really appreciate it and I am glad that it speaks to you. Thanks again and God bless! :)

on Dec. 17 2015 at 12:03 pm
CNBono17 SILVER, Rural, South Carolina
5 articles 0 photos 248 comments

Favorite Quote:
Lego ergo sum (Latin&mdash;I read, therefore, I am)<br /> The pen is mightier than the sword&mdash;unknown<br /> Don&#039;t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity&mdash;1 Timothy 4:12

Why did they take so long to put this in the magazine, again? I LOVE it! And I'm a clarinetist, so it speaks deeply. Nice job!

on Nov. 11 2015 at 7:22 am
writer-violist DIAMOND, Jenks, Oklahoma
63 articles 4 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.&rdquo; <br /> ― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Thank you so much! @LucidHawk. :)

on Nov. 10 2015 at 1:49 pm
MahithaSai BRONZE, Hyderabad, Other
2 articles 1 photo 3 comments
Amazing analogy, loved it. :D