Art + Music = Poetry

Art Space

by Susan Marie Swanson




When my brother writes stories late at night
under his blankets with a light,
he hides an entire stadium
under there—
hotdogs for sale,
baseballs slammed through the air—
and Mom doesn’t even care!


But the choir that I sing in
takes a lot of space.
It takes time to get us organized,
everyone in place.
Once we’re all where we belong
we put the words and notes
of our song
where they belong, too.
It’s tricky to do.
But when the piano starts to play,
we tell trouble to fly away.
Our voices are so strong,
they sweep away worry and gloom.
We fill the whole room!


©2011 Susan Marie Swanson. All rights reserved.

Can I just say how much I love that Susan Marie Swanson mixed poetry
with art and music in Art Space, thus hitting the trifecta for me?
Yes, it's my blog, so I can say it! Of course, the fact that it's
about so much more - siblings, imagination, baseball, and stadiums
under the bedsheets just to name a little - is what truly makes it so
wonderful....

Susan's poetry sings... and if you follow the link here and click
"Closer Look" you can hear her poem Trouble Fly sung by a children's
choir in a piece composed by Patricia McKernon Runkle. And you can by
the sheet music, too. How cool is that? Just like last time, when she
shared her poem Wonders, I remain a huge fan and am so happy to have
Susan here as part of 30 Poets/30 Days.
(from Gregory K's post about poetry)