From unison
original poetry & audiofeaturing photography by Colin H Sillerud
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From unison
Into the dispersion of mechanistic dreams
Into the endless recitation and posturing.
Audience and playwright all cast in iron:
Carved into hydrogen mountains and light.
Written in fuchsia atop peach topography,
Rising as steam to the heartbeat of night.
Sinking in heat funnels into the meshworks,
Into the grime and dysfunction of mind.
Into the volatile spirit of urgency:
Past the known into the uncertain find.
The memory that can't be readily recalled
Of the beginning—before the writing began,
Forget it: be calm in the tempestuous moment,
Listen to the lecture of the universe to man.
Attend to the spirit of the crazed homunculi,
Tormented soulwanderers still sing their songs.
Minister kindly to bell-laughs and harsh sighs,
Scribble the life-rights and paint over wrongs.
Behold, the genomic star clusters commiserate—
Gossip in sparkling genetics and ice,
Establish the cities of striated latency,
Discuss the dark cities of pleasure and vice.
The course plotted by agency grand
Unveils itself slowly in ambering time:
Variety dissonant drums rhythms querulous
Awkward, off-tempo, yet nearly, they rhyme.
If to unison joined, all is naught but itself:
From the belfry of truth pour the hymns of concord.
But so loud, but so bright—that the ears of the universe
Split, into harmony, from one accord.
Notes
This originally spawned from the simple phrase "from unison," a pondering on the origins of reality. I thought of creating three drones, one stationary, one that would bend upwards an octave, and one to bend down an octave. I recorded those parts on my keyboard, and then wrote the poem loosely following the feeling of the sound. I played around with some panning and ringshifter automation on the voice for an interesting distortion in parts. The poem explores the concepts of unity, diversity, unison, harmony, dissonance, consonance, etc. I got a comment recently exclaiming: But doesn't it ruin the poem to explain it away? So remember I always present any notes in my posts as optional! Today, no stanza-by-stanza breakdown: but perhaps the audio can provide some insight. Have an awesome day and thanks for taking the time to check out my work. Hope to hear from you in a comment if you have any feedback!
Specs
Tuning: A = 432 hz
Temperament: Equal
Tempo: N/A
Key: C
Length: 2:18
Style: poetry / experimental
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