Inspired Poetry for Mozart

Poetry competition for Wolfgang Mozart

Wolfgang and the Snow- A Poem for Mozart

By Liz Ringrose

Here's the winning entry for our unique poetry competition few years back, 4 Feb 2006, given by Kris from one of my Mozart's groups, for a Rare Mozart CD award.

And the winner is,  Liz Ringrose!  What a beautiful and heart-warming tribute to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Wolfgang and the Snow

Carriage wheels turning,
rolling, lulling him into half sleep.
Revolutions, repeating, turning and then
hooves, rhythmic clatters and drum punctuations,
the jolt of the carriage, straining on straps,
a whip crack, and allegro along the straight.

The hour strikes, a fugue of bells and carillon
muted on the wind.  He draws back from slumber
gathering rhythms and beats, shaping and forming.

His sister's whisper:  "Wolferl, it's snowing, look at the snow."

He raises reluctant eyelids, sees the cascade,
holds out his palm to the night.

"Mama, he's catching the snow. Wolferl's gathering flakes."

He sighs.  "Not flakes, Dear Sister. Notes."

My Poetry Entries

Child Mozart's Memory

By Tel Asiado

Was Wolfgang 10 or 11?
Oh, but a boy!

He heard songs,
and copied them out from memory.

I need a memory like that.

(*My first entry) to Kris's Rare Mozart CD Competition.

Enjoying Mozart Concerti over Chores

How wonderful,

if for a time,

I've nothing else to do

but listen to your concerti.

No chores at all,

No laundry,

No dishes to wash.

Wolfie -

Don't ever wonder if

such moments of luxury

would never bore me stiff!

(*My second tribute entry)

Note:   This post was originally posted from Classical Music Lounge, sometime Feb 2006, for Kris's Rare Mozart CD competition. It's revisited for Mozart lovers to remember his birthday this year 2012.