{"id":1902,"date":"2015-06-16T20:56:21","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T20:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=1902"},"modified":"2015-06-16T20:56:21","modified_gmt":"2015-06-16T20:56:21","slug":"words-written-while-listening-to-moonlight-sonata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/words-written-while-listening-to-moonlight-sonata\/","title":{"rendered":"Words Written While Listening to Moonlight Sonata"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6wgUmAn0Ido?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As if the gods were striking the strings<br \/>\nThe air the piano plays<br \/>\nAnd I listening am transported<br \/>\nBack to former slower days<br \/>\nWhen the world was better and people purer<br \/>\nFor all the faults we know they had<br \/>\nAnd I look at the world and its woes<br \/>\nAnd its greed and I am sad.<\/p>\n<p>It is strange that, to think<br \/>\nIn, when the music was written, it was<br \/>\nLooked down on to be proud and vain<br \/>\nThe sin of Pride was frowned on because<br \/>\nNot just it was in the Bible written<br \/>\nBut in the Principle people actually believed<br \/>\nUsury too was taboo<br \/>\nAs a way others were deceived.<\/p>\n<p>And as the music slowly fades<br \/>\nThe frantic beats of Trance I hear from a car&#8230;<br \/>\nAnd after it the aggro of some rap track<br \/>\nI drift again from the here and now far<br \/>\nTo the tinkling of the piano strings<br \/>\nBy the fingers to the notes that softly strike the keys<br \/>\nAnd I linger on the thoughts and longings<br \/>\nOf a world of more honesty, peace and ease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As if the gods were striking the strings The air the piano plays And I listening am transported Back to former slower days When the world was better and people purer For all the faults we know they had And I look at the world and its woes And its &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,6],"tags":[2074,2075,1377,65,1199,2072,2073],"class_list":["post-1902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life","category-video-poetry","tag-beethoven","tag-classical-music","tag-composer","tag-life-2","tag-music","tag-reflection","tag-relaxation","column","twocol"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-uG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2697,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/some-house-party-in-heaven\/","url_meta":{"origin":1902,"position":0},"title":"Some House Party In Heaven","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"24th April 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"They are having some house party in Heaven All of the greats they were playing The Devil enjoyed the music drifting through the gates But he couldn't make out the lyrics they were saying. 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