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November 30, 2014
By joecool101 PLATINUM, Brighton, Massachusetts
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The notes played on the piano
Drummed with rhythmic perfection
Seemed to act as a coherent whole
Painting the gray canvas outside
With crescendos and diminuendos
Different shades and overtones
Pastel and watercolor
Then the garbage truck outside roared
Splattering mud all over the masterpiece

© Sarah M., Blairsville, PA

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I was listening to Chopin when I wrote this short poem. 

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