Artistry in Word Music

By Thomas MacCalla

Somewhere I heard a writer paint a song,
I imitated out of ignorance,
only to learn that I, too, could sing words
and color the melodic script in me.
Now listen to those portraits in cadence.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Sep 15, 2014
• ISBN: 9781493168002

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Copyright © 2014 by Thomas MacCalla. 541011

ISBN:   Softcover       978-1-4931-6799-9

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Rev. date: 09/08/2014

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

To Produce a Poem

Soulful Whispers

A Digital Art Form

Poetry as Word Music

Part 1: Whole Notes and Half Tones

Whole Note

Life’s Lyric

Daunting Questions

Blue Muse

Enlightenment

Encouragement

Conscious Look

Life Revisited

Morning Prayer

Night Abstract

What Really Matters

Part 2: Syncopation

Styling with Masters

Artistry in Cacophony

Generational Treasure

Our Universal Music

Cultural Synergy

Past Forward

Take Five

Part 3: Wordscapes

Natural Impressions

Morning Glory

Beauty in the Open

Floral Fanfare

Nature’s Wild and Earth Etchings

White Flash

Swiss Rail and Road Ride

Dusk to Dawn

Part 4: Indelible Moments

Who are We?

Self-Awareness

Way of the World

Wishful Thinking

A Happening

Dead Eye

Remembering Walks with Alex

Alex and Jake

In Retrospect

Old Fashioned Talk

Sepia Footnote

Marine Pride

Wisdom and Grit

Andrew and Reckless

End Note

Part 5: Cosmelot

Spiritual Intrigue

Wholeness

Other Worlds

Something from Nothing

Mind Life

Stellar Stage

The Quest

Mind-ship Envision

Sky Wiz

An Invitation

Leaving Mundana

En Route

Deep Reflection

Black Star’s Solitude

Evanlot’s Queries

So What

Solunaviere’s Intuitiveness

Infinitesimal

Spirit

Warrior Wisdom

Cosmic Energy

Power Within

Ebony Light

Discovery

About the Author

DEDICATION

To Jacqueline Caesar MacCalla,

my loving mate of sixty years

&

To the lingering spirit of

a dear friend, David Rittenhouse

PREFACE

Welcome to Artistry in Word Music, the digital and print companion to the earlier Rhythm and Muse. The art form is a compilation of poetry and prose accented with imagery and performed on a virtual stage to paint verse and convey thoughts and emotions that echo the human spirit.

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Painting thoughts on the canvas of the mind

with a collage of visuals and verse

to create artistry in word music.

TO PRODUCE A POEM

Essentially, Artistry in Word Music visualizes curiosity, scripts impressions of Nature’s moods, replays a personal past, and probes inner and outer spaces through introspection and speculation. The opening poem, Soulful Whispers, is an abstract of the human spirit brushed with words. After some syllabic styling with modern jazz masters and paying tribute to their timeless era, the spotlight turns to living life and appreciating the universality of music.

The next scene showcases a galleria of muse murals laced with silent songs. It is followed by a sharing of indelible moments in sepia tones. The final set is about self-awareness and an intrigue with spirituality. Readers are invited to take an impossible dream