Cale
Black and White, Big and Small, Hammers Through the Ivory
Heartfelt notes, fill the evening journey
Strike the chord, let it sing, let it ring, Hold the Sustain
It takes me through the rough patch of rain
The weighted keys, express the pain, breaking through the dawn
Dew covers the early morning lawn
My fingers play a jazzy tune, filling me with life
The song is happy, without strife
A twist, a turn, the sad song rings, through the day it sings
The black and white, hammers through the strings
Fifteen minutes to the hour, Practice through the time
Pacing the metronome's ticking line
Black and White, Big and Small, Hammers Ring through my Body
Heartfelt notes, fill my musical mind
Practice the notes, read the music, dance across the keys
Play the music as it fills up me
Heartfelt notes, Black and White, Hammers through the Ivory
I love music, and music loves me
Let it fill my heart and mind
Let it fill my heart and mind.
The style of this poem is a "Landay" poem, structured with specific amounts of syllables (13 in line one with 9 in line two). It is a style of poem meant to be recited as a song.