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you set waiting amongst others of your kind
housing the large harp within your casing
standing upright and waiting for that one
that would love you enough to once again
lovingly ply your ivory keys with passionate
longing to coax musical notes waiting to
escape the dust that has settled upon them
in an effort to come alive, notes chording
to no longer set idle in bitter loneliness
but belong in the midst of those that would
wipe away the weary years with but a touch
of shine from joyous tears that melodies sign
will rise like timeless orchestrated sighs
bringing rays of light into lives one true
measure you will no longer wait in silence
but fill empty hours with unending pleasure
© March 2013
Renee Espriu
reneejustturtleflight.com 
ah i bet all instrument long to be used…to once more make music…to release the sighs and fill the world once more with pleasures of sound…smiles…your pic made me think of an old piano (painted red) in the house where i lived before marriage..
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Thanks Brian! I actually have an antique upright grand (not this one) that needs tuned so I can play it once again. It’s on my list.
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It’s a pity that no one is playing the ivory keys anymore ~
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I wrote this thinking about my own piano that needs tuned so I can play it again.
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Oh I hope it is played again, love the picture and the poem! 🙂
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Thank you and for visiting.
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ah nothing sadder than an instrument that doesn’t get played…i def. can hear the sigh of these ivory keys…
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Thanks Claudia!
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This brought tears to my eyes, having just given my beloved piano to my daughter. Now I must tackle the unplayed clarinet (I don’t have much puff these days)
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I am sure your piano will be cherished. Though hard it was a loving thing to do. Thank you Viv.
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We have a piano that needs tuned, and then played. Sadly, I don’t play at all and my wife has so many other interests that she has little time for it. Sigh – maybe one day….
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I have let mine set for so very long and I so love to play. It is always something that takes me away from it so I really do need to get it tuned. I have such good intentions like lots of people. We all do get busy, don’t we? Thanks Tony!
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There is most definitely something sad about the thought of an unplayed piano, and I like the idea of the harp inside.
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Upright Grand pianos actually do have a harp inside. It is amazing to look inside and see it standing there and when the keys are pressed…well, it is like magic. Thank You!
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Tis sad that we cease to appreciate the ability to play a musical instrument – it is a long time since I saw a piano in a house….
Anna :o]
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I so love music and now with age and working just to keep up I do not play as well I should. Thank You!
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so sad, a musical instrument needs to be played… and I understand nobody want those pianos any longer.
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It is sad and though I have one in my living room, working fulltime has, like many people become that which tires, so at the end of the day I don’t sit down and plany.
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This is touching and love your spin on the d’Verse theme.
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Reminded me of the old piano we had in the garage of the house where I grew up…abandoned, lonely…no one awakening its “soul”…even though none of us could really ever play it. Even sadder… I love the images that you alter, Renee.
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I need to tune mine, as I’ve said before, so I can play it again. I do sit once in awhile but it really needs tuned. Thank You!
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