09 July 2014

The Loose-E Key




I gave him the loose key of E with my old keyboard
wishing him as productive a use as I had with
both my antique computer and its damaged keyboard.

Should I have told him the magic of the loose-E key?
Surely he will follow it as I have, fitting it
to every locked door  it could possibly open.

E Major gave me Wagner leading to Haydn and
Bach—pun intended—to bells in London’s Clock Tower
once before Big Ben’s tuning—and on and on again.

E Flat gave me Beethoven in his Heroic time
and Strauss, Bruckner, Mozart and Mahler—brassy, sultry
and smooth—trombone’s favorite in symphony and blues.

Oh, I had rambling on my mind—the nineteen thirties’
blues tradition and the twenty teens alternative—
musical keys of E and ee-ee-ee of keys too

Shoes too big to wear and shoes too small, keys that fit no
locks at all, fingertip access and professional
golf, psychoanalysis too and video art

I gave him the loose-E key with possibility
of practical productivity and magical
connectivity, wishing him more than he foresees.



Posted for my prompt 

Poets United Midweek Motif ~ The Key

Using Google and Wikipedia for research, I alluded to Rambling On My Mind by ROBERT JOHNSON (1936) Delta Blues Guitar LegendIncubus' song - Make A Move, trombone soloist Aline Alcântara,  professional golfer Kathleen Ekey, and a vimeo by Maija Ekey.  Research and curiosity—gotta love 'em.

Copyright © 2014  S.L.Chast



16 comments:

  1. Loose keys - musical or otherwise are a real gift...maybe they help the other person find what they need..figure things out...ways around...if everything fit there would be no 'work' to do in life

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  2. Enjoyed your take on keys, Susan. I think a loose E-key might really hamper making good music. The musician would have to be very versatile to work around that. Smiles. I do hope he gets more than he foresees.

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  3. I love the idea of loose E-key, that can open any doors & full of possibility & magic connectivity ~ More than just a key, a metaphor for new beginnings ~ Thank you for a wonderful challenge Susan ~

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  4. smiles...nice...i think the first to go with the music key...which def can open the door to magic and an appreciation as well...i rather like G as well....perhaps he will receive beyond the scope of his vision...

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  5. Oh..music is such bliss..and a loose E-key can do wonders often...
    Thank you for a nice prompt Susan..:-)

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  6. What a cool trip the key of E took you -and us - on. Loved this. Some great music in this poem!!

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  7. Liked the romp through the music. Never heard that trombone concerto before.Had no idea the key of E had magical properties.

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  8. I loved the musical voyage. I could hear some of the works in my head.

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  9. Oh dear...here I have to confess that your pun was too deep for me and I need an additional key to unlock it ;-)
    Full marks for being able to run with that kind of key. I tried, and failed miserably.

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  10. love your key Susan...musical and magical.....

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  11. that loose E-key and the E-major with the mention of Bach and Mozart and all others makes this poem so magical and musical altogether!!!

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  12. lovely -what a musical poem-one could hear the great concertos and the waltzes and the -e note tunes-beautiful poetic composition

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  13. musical keys..loved your poem susan:)

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  14. yes....there may be Keys that fit no locks at all...but not yours
    I think your key comes after a perfect lock

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  15. A magic key tempered with lots of musical scores can be most intriguing Susan. Great take!

    Hank

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  16. I especially like those final 2 stanzas Susan!

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