<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=513877" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Ivory Keys</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">A pianist sat on his stool <br>The throng had hushed away<br>And when the violin had strummed <br>His fingers hovered in the air <br>And then began to play </div><div style="margin:10px 0">A thousand pairs of eyelids<br>Bowed and fell into a trance <br>And ivory still echoing <br>The audience dozed gracefully <br>As thoughts broke into dance </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The ecstasy on faces grew <br>To vivid, joyous smiles <br>And as the keys sped quicker now<br>The pianist grew fiercer <br>As he swiftly hit white tiles </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The waterfall, as did his pace, <br>Transitioned to a brook <br>And as his climax had relaxed<br>So did his face become less tense <br>And fashioned a soft look </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The artist painted final notes<br>To vibrate in the hall <br>And as he hit the final key <br>The faithful listeners awoke <br>And sadly that was all </div><div style="margin:10px 0">There was not any mad applause<br>Nor cheerfulness, nor joy <br>And there was silence in the room <br>For there was no one to rejoice <br>Or shout happily, 'Oh Boy! ' </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And then somewhere a sob broke out <br>A cry it then became <br>And in the throng the rest had joined <br>Tearing in blissful unison <br>As all tears chimed the same</div><div style="margin:10px 0">They all reflected happiness, not pain <br>As it so seemed <br>And all emotions grew to bliss <br>As the host's face became less grim <br>His lips now coyly beamed </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The audience was much in awe<br>Of beauty that he made<br>On eighty-eight of blacks and whites <br>A melody of pure delight <br>Of wonder that he played</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Sasha+Ioffine">Sasha Ioffine</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=513877" data-title="Ivory Keys de Sasha Ioffine" data-description="A pianist sat on his stool The throng had hushed away And when the violin had strummed His fingers hovered in the air And then began to play A thousand pairs of eyelids Bowed and fell into a trance And ivory still echoing The audience dozed..."></div> </div> </div>

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