Posted on by Renee Espriu

***More Than A Gift***

The gift arrived in my twelfth year
while I was being taught
the accumulation of others’
knowledge in books

during the course of another day
bright sun rays dancing
off concrete and asphalt
dust devils creating havoc
in the schoolyard

the joy on my face evident
upon seeing the Spinet
a large red bow dressing
its’ glossy maple surface
waiting for me
beckoning me

playing the white and black keys
that struck the harp within
a euphoria like no other
healing hidden pain

she had no idea of what time spent
scrimping pennies had done
to raise hopes in a world
changed forever
the year I was ten

the station wagon had lingered
a massive tangled wreck
on the cement driveway
a constant reminder
that a body cannot
always be fixed

I played the Spinet as though
my life depended on it
the music resonating
louder than my heart

the gift arrived in my twelfth year
cradling my hands
as though warm loving arms
helping me to breathe
to lift a wounded spirit
giving space to heal

© 2016 Renee Espriu

This has been posted first on Jamie Dede’s site The Bezine at https://thebezine.com/project-type/the-bezine-vol-3-issue-3-december-15-2016. Please do visit and read more posts on this issue’s topic “The Healing Power of The Arts”.

Image Take From Morgue File & Digitized by Myself

peace-of-music

 

9 Replies to “***More Than A Gift***”

  1. Dearest Renee, Music is such a gift.. and your poetry also a gift to us all..
    Thank you dear friend for your recent visits. I so appreciate our friendship.. I am fine, a little fragile right now, but I needed my silent reflection time to dig deeper within ..
    I send you all my best wishes dear Renee, for a beautiful Christmas among family.. and wish you a Happy Healthy New Year my friend.. Take care of you..
    Love Sue ❤ xx

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    1. My mother had no idea when she purchased the piano how much it meant. She was in a head-on auto collision when I was 10 and life was never the same. The piano was ‘more than a gift’. Best wishes to you and your family as well during the holidays and may the New Year be blessed as well. xoxo

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  2. We had a piano, growing up – a baby grand given to my mother who stripped and refinished the entire thing. Despite lessons, I was far more inclined toward woodwinds and strings – never quite mastered the piano’s keyboard. But for my mother and two brothers, that piano was a lifesaver.

    So sorry to hear about your mom’s accident – good god, how do we as children survive such things? Aloha, Renee, and hope you enjoy your holidays! ❤

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    1. One day is all it takes to change a life. Mother was never well after that but you try to adjust. The piano was wonderful. I could play and forget for awhile. Hard when the station wagon sat for so long before being towed away. Couldn’t go outside without seeing it there. But, in any case, I am glad you liked the post. Enjoy your holidays as well.

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