A Simple Song of Cadences

[song_of_thea]

Tonic goes to dominant

Or perhaps that is reversed

Sub-dom goes to tonic like

The church hymn’s benediction

 

The mediant wanders on

Marching: three, six, two, five, one

Jazz aficionados swing

Classical musicians roll

Their eyes- their souls vacating.

 

No one dares resolve with TI

Without SO or RE or Fa

One glorious dominant

Seventh chord slithers into

Heavenly DO MI SO DO

Comments

[static_abyss]

Finding out that each of your lines perfectly equalled seven syllables was amazing. It gave it such a unique rhythm.

[song_of_thea]

You have an excellent eye.

I have a relative who is learning to play an instrument, and the songs are often seven syllable miniature phrases. Perhaps they are catchy, I found myself humming along.

Thanks for stopping by.

[rayaso]

Writing poetry to fit a certain scheme (7 syllables per line) can be very difficult, but it forces a certain creativity in word choice that doesn't exist in free verse. You did a great job.

[murielle]

So clever!

Great to have you back!

[alycewilson]

As luck would have it, my son is learning chord structure on the piano and I am learning it with him. He just used all of these terms this week!

[halfshellvenus]

It's nice to see a musical interpretation of the prompt! Tension and resolution is a big part of what makes music interesting, beyond just the melody.

[d0gs.livejournal.com]

Loved this! I looked forward to your stuff each week last season and this is just a really great example of why <3