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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHANGE OF MOOD, by HAROLD BERGMAN First Line: Tonight, walking down main street Last Line: And fancy-free. Subject(s): Music & Musicians | |||
Tonight, walking down Main street, The world was heavy on my young shoulders, And I was blue and in a dark mood. Near the corner of Maple avenue I heard soft music, And the singing of a woman's voice. I looked in through the curtained window, (I like to look in through the windows of other people's houses. I hate to have other people look into the windows of my house.) A man, a full-grown man, was sitting at a piano, And his fingers touched lightly the shining-faced keys. A woman stood beside, one hand on his shoulder, And liquid-clear, sang his old love song. To think That right here in my small town, Hands of full-grown men Which through the day held coins and pens and hammers, Drew sweet music from old strings When the evening mood came on; And to think That women, whose voices through the day Harshly scolded peevish children And ordered baker's bread and butcher's meat, Stood, when the evening mood came on, Beside full-grown men who made music, And softly sang meaning into love melodies, Made me be happy. So I walked on down Main street, And was glad for the world, And my young shoulders bore the world But no burden. And I was joyous And fancy-free. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LINER NOTES TO AN IMAGINARY PLAYLIST by TERRANCE HAYES VARIATIONS: 13 by CONRAD AIKEN BELIEVE, BELIEVE by BOB KAUFMAN ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT by BOB KAUFMAN MUSIC by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES THE POWER OF MUSIC by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES |
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