Poem about guitar music?

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

I have a neighbor who sometimes sits on his balcony at night playing acoustic guitar. I have been truly moved, laying in bed in the dark as I fall asleep, listening to the soft notes drift across the warm summer air into my window.

I want to sneak over and leave an anonymous note on his door saying thank you, and just letting him know that his practicing outside is bringing me, bringing someone, joy. I thought about including a short quote or poem about guitar music or night music or something... but I just can't find the right words.

So this is a request for a poem or a section from a poem about guitars or music or listening to music at night or summer evenings or something along those lines. I've been googling and searching poem databases for the last hour or so and am not finding anything appropriate. Any suggestions?

Comments

[peoplevsme.livejournal.com]

Wallace Stevens' "The Man With the Blue Guitar" (http://www.geegaw.com/stories/the_man_with_the_blue_guitar.shtml) came to mind. It's by no means short, but maybe a quote from it? It's awesome. And I definitely recommend it regardless :)

and this isn't a poem, but that amazing Picasso painting... (http://www.physics.miami.edu/~chris/art/picasso/old_plyr.jpg) I have a postcard of it.

your post made me happy.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Great suggestion, thank you. It is long, but I'm finding possibilities within.

Love the postcard suggestion too.

And I'm glad this made you happy. Pay it forward. :)

[peoplevsme.livejournal.com]

thanks! :)

my english teacher/mentor in high school read us the whole thing one day in class...wow. just wow.

you should check out wallace stevens if you haven't.

[peoplevsme.livejournal.com]

*more wallace stevens. 13 ways of looking at a blackbird, for instance. it's in the memories here i think.