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​Chopin's Beautifully Sad Waltz (Vals Brillante)

Chopin's Heart-Breaking Vals Brillante: 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDUp66y4__c

Holyrood Episcopal Church, right at the entrance door, I came across an unfortunate homeless woman sprawling on the floor.

Shipwrecked, she could scarcely carry on the load of her hard existence: Rains and Storms, Disappointments she has escaped a lot --but, for how long? 

This is the same poor woman whose sad poetry, Where-I-Come-From, had moved me to think about the meaning of life.  I come across homeless people all the time, and some, to my surprise, are in possession of noblest feelings: Philippians 04:08.  

Last Saturday, as I was practicing Chopin Waltzes (28 years later), Mary came forward to speak her heart with the sad music of Chopin: the melancholy side of life.

While playing a sad melody, between the Sad Waltzes of Joy and Loss, Mary felt moved to reciting a disheartening poetry: 

"Where-I-Come-From" ~ poetry by Mary  

Her poetry was alike patriotic and elegiac, beautiful and sad.   

1-* Sunny Days:  

She was born to Irish Immigrants, and like a great American family, seeking New Seashores --the Flashy Horizons of Opportunities-- they had pursued their dreams with all the inspiration of heaven on earth: life, liberty, happiness.  They bought a house, and thus was born a beautiful little girl named Mary.

2-* Rainy Days: 

Her poetry sounded like a "panegyric" or an elegy to a great human being.  

Mary has a heart for Chopin's Waltzes, and she is admirably imbued with loftiest feelings for the other sad side of existence.  

3-* Storms: 

While she recited her "where-I-come-from poetry," all of a sudden, she broke into tears and, in a fit of rage, left the disheartening scene as though overcome with mixed feelings of pity and indignation. 

Mary's unfortunate train of circumstances could break the heart of any good mother.  

---But who would care for her life?
 
Mary, as today, is probably reaching her late 40s. The bloom 🌺 of her former pretty face is gone, but her jovial smile has not yet forsaken her.  She still smiles for the gift of life.  When I finally played the last rolling notes in Valse Brillante, Mary's face sparked with Faith and Hope.  

FAITH: 

Nevertheless, she is still in possession of a sensible mind: rich in precious memories, and most importantly, a sensitive soul for the beautiful music of Frederic Chopin. 

- Do you believe in God?  
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  • Pre-Raphaelites
    • Pre-Raphaelite Technique
    • The Joy of Painting the Landscape
  • Some Observations On Peoples, Chromatic Intelligence and Epistemology
  • Essay On F. Nietzsche’s Antichrist and the Dirty Games of Politics in Post-America
  • Some Reflections on Literature and the Ethos of YesteryearsNew Page
  • On The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire of Edward Gibbon:
  • Some Reflections On the Supernatural and Malefic Powers
  • Short Stories of Former Neighbors in Washington Heights - New York City
  • The Caveman at the Crossroads of Millennia
  • Healing - Wellbeing | The Pre-Fixes of the Holy Person and Some Reflections on the Ancient Egyptians:
  • Original Artworks for Sale:
  • Andromeda - Synopsis
  • Andromeda - Bilingual Writings
  • On Jurisprudence - In-depth Analysis of the Passions of the Christ (Edited by Jeniffer Gem)
  • Essays
    • On The Ethos of the 70s, 80s, 90s | Electronic Music and the Sounds of the Future
    • A Retrospective Approach to the Hispanic Community in Usa
    • On Ferdinand Knab’s Remarkable Artistry
    • On the Crisis of Our Times
    • On the Unrolling Scroll of Circumstances - Forgiveness vs Forbearance
    • On the Conceptualization of Space and Time | Einstein vs Henri Bergson
    • Some Observations On the Dominican Republic - Latin America in the Unrolling Scroll of History
    • Across the Ages with the Hudson River and the Law of Recurrence
    • Some Observations On Polytheism, Monotheism and the Smartphone
    • Unraveling A Ghost-Story: English and Spanish - Holyrood Episcopal Church - Haunted Place in New York City: English Version
    • Desentrañando una historia de fantasmas: Inglés y Español - Iglesia Episcopal Holyrood- Lugar encantado en la ciudad de New York: versión en Español
    • Caustic Writers | Prose-Writing -Jose Vargas Vila - Nietzsche - Schopenhauer -Gracian - Goethe's Faust - On Junot Diaz's Oscar Wao
    • On Funerals - Sincere Condolence - The Meaning of Life - Remembering Our Dear Ones: Little Houses (Bohíos) Today Abandoned in DR
    • Landing in the John F. Kennedy Airport - Planet of the Apes Betwixt a Monkey and a Frog
    • Thoughts for Lent Season | On the Mysteries of Good and Evil - On Atheism - On the Music of Ama-Deus (Mozart)
    • On the Case of Genius - Cleverness - Audacity - Acumen - Perspicacity: Animal Intelligence vs Intelectual Intelligence
    • Chopin's Beautifully Sad Waltz (Vals Brillante) - Dedicated to a Homeless Woman - Heartbreaking Poetry: New York 💙
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