Wish You Were Here

Beethoven's beautiful Moonlight Sonata (Piano Sonata number 14) sets the scene for this original spoken word piece entitled "Wish You Were Here". I was very lucky to stuble across a website which included beautiful Angel pictures, given below. The portrait of Ludwig Van Beethoven is a famous painting by Joseph Karl Stieler.

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Words:

The rocky cliff ascends skyward, and the radiant moonlight pours over its face, creating a stellar interplay of lucent amber stone and forbidding shadow. Along the base of the cliff extend countless miles of glistening white sand, gently sloping into the nearby shoreline. As I gaze in pensive surrender at the tranquil, aquatic expanse before me, I just wish you could experience it in first hand.

The moon glows an angelic halo, and the shimmers of platinum moonlight skip a whimsical fandango over the rippling ocean. The stars sparkle in brilliant contrast to the rich, amethyst eve, like the enchanting way snowflakes used to glisten in your hair.

The seagulls sing a melancholy tune to the somber rhythm of the crashing waves. The brisk night air cools my skin, but is sullied by the wistful rustling of the verdant palms. The stars seem to coalesce into constellations that spell your name, and I can't help but wonder if you're out there, admiring this same aventurine sky.

The heavenly bodies evanesce into their daily obscurity as the blanket of darkness makes way for the harsh glow of the prevailing dawn. Vivid shades of yellow and orange and red splash across the sky, enlivened by streaks of electric fuchsia. The sky is a breathtaking tableau of color - but it's only bittersweet without you. For you see, a sunrise just isn't that beautiful without someone special with whom to share it, and I want to thank you for being the one who makes all my sunrises beautiful.

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[RushAndRuleIt]

As a matter of fact, the problem was the cheap microphone I was using. I have a rerecorded version of this with a better microphone in my videos.

And yes, I did write the words myself. I'm glad to read that you appreciate my writing!

-Ross

[gypsybelleoftheopera]

My only advice would be to speak up. I had both my computer and youtube on full volume, and I still could barely hear you. But from the lyrics in the description, it's absolutely lovely. Did you come up with them yourself? You have quite the talent for poetry.