Sonata

Oil on Canvas, 40" x 72", 2007, SOLD

Sonata Form

By:  Bryan Rye

 

A voice of red gold and verdant charm,

from stately majesty of uplifted maple.

Exposed and alone, first upon the scene.

Notes that intertwine, overlap, rise,

and blend through phrases and transitions.

A display of alternating tumbles and lilts.

 

A reply, maturing the first, asserting brazen presence,

vying for attention and dominance.

Leaves of fire, bright in harmonic flirtation.

Deepening textures, threading between challenge

and compliment, daring the first to respond.

 

In the waters of reflection, under the eyes

of the mountains’ pleasure.

Where season has no meaning and shape

is the fluidity of musical color.

Two voices elide,

a coda, more brilliant than either alone.

 

 

 

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