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Tribute
Luciano Pavarotti,
the Italian singer whose ringing, pristine sound set a standard
for operatic tenors of the postwar era, died of pancreatic
cancer on Thursday, September 6, 2007 at his home near Modena,
in northern Italy. He was 71.
The Last Curtain
A Crystalline
John Daleiden,
US
In the heavens a
bright star appears—
hear, the voice of Luciano!
With gusto his vibrant arias
capture the diva’s heart and soul.
His presence on stage a spectacle,
radiant—bright as Pleiades.
Lanterne
A Classical
Voice
Brian Strand,
UK
The
king of
the high C's-
made opera
pop.
Haiku
Trish
Shields, CA
the sun
finds each shadow
Luciano
in the autumn sun
a long shadow
vanishes—
Pavarotti
autumn leaves
take flight and soar
voice supreme
his voice
like Christmas angels
the touch of God
Cinquain
Shanna
Baldwin Moore, US
tenor
mellowing sound
full of the tones that ring
a ripple in the stratosphere
footprints
Cinquain
Nessun Dorma
Trish
Shields, CA
farewell
my Prince, farewell;
we have watched the light shine
from your heart, filling the sky—go
to sleep...
the stars
shall dim and fade, my Prince, only
the sun shines as brightly,
and now she sleeps
and mourns;
she mourns
your reflection,
for that is your secret,
oh Prince, and all shall tremble with
the loss...
night skies
will seem empty, the memory
of you too keen - our love
shall guide you to
heaven.
Haiku
Betty Kaplan
that beautiful smile
that wonderful voice
stilled forever
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