I would have disappeared but for the sound of your acquaintance
that found me dressed in flowers and waiting for the wind in the trees.
I would not have imagined another encounter without the paradox of you, or found myself in a past that became my future in your absence.
My writing life might have been barren but for you. Even the waiting for you. And the letting go. Especially, the wanting to hold on.
Our story is now buried and visited by strangers. That is how it is told.
I “knew” Alessandro Stradella. I recognized his distinct voice, his swaying form, his infectious smile, and his wandering heart. I had witnessed the rise and fall of his talents, how his music had showered him with forgiveness if not fortune.
Before her was a gracious creature, especially his hands composing in mid-air and eyes shifting slowly in observation and expression. His hair was an admission of the recklessness that got him in trouble, the vagrancy of his genius making him too accessible. Without music’s influence he might not wander like a prince among his subjects, although who could think that was all there was to him?
~ From A House Near Luccoli
Happy Birthday
Alessandro Stradella
extraordinary Baroque Composer
born April 3, 1639
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“I would have disappeared but for the sound of your acquaintance
that found me dressed in flowers and waiting for the wind in the trees”
Diane.
That is so spiritual and lovely!
Your art and your writing, and your comments on the work of others
all coalesce into a portrait of a spectacular you.
Sarah
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Hi, Sarah, and thank you! Your are so generous … and your comment so poetically beautiful in its own right. I will be paying a visit to your blog soon. Blessings. XO ♥
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Beautiful Diane, your words tugged at my heart, illustrated with evocative paintings…your talent is a blessing to us who can share it. Xxx
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Thank you, Jane, for your lovely comment! It means so much when something I offer reaches a heart or two. XO ♥
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Always such beautiful and sensitive expression in words, drawing and the music is lovely.
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Thank you so much, Peter!
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Wow Diane, beautiful words! Happy Birthday to the extraordinary man who gave you so much wonderful inspiration so that you enriched our lives with your beautiful writing. ❤ Xxxx love xxxX
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Thank you, Christine! Glad you enjoyed my new (at least, partly new) tribute to Stradella and the inspiration behind my journey with him. Sequel has FINALLY reached its end … just a few weeks of cleaning it up, etc. Feels good. Lots of love! XO ♥
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So pleased for you! And excited too!! 😊❤ xx
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Thank you, Christine! I hope it doesn’t disappoint. It’s direction and ending has surprised me quite a bit. XO ♥
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Beautiful post, Diane, and music, too…and your first line alone was a lovely beginning…looking forward to your next book, too! Many hugs! xo
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Thank you, Lauren! I wanted to write something new for Stradella birthday … and that first line just flowed out. Love when that happens! 🙂 XO ♥
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Such beautiful words… And his music is too, as is the story of his love and Donatella’s. The sequel will be just a wonderful I am sure 🙂 Big hugs x
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Thank you, Ina! I still get quite queasy thinking about Stradella … the inspiration to write “A House …” came from somewhere so private and deep. You know how that is! And … don’t tell anyone, but the sequel has finally reached its conclusion. Now a few weeks of tidying it up. 🙂 XO ♥
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Oh, just sooooo beautiful! The lines that most tugged at strings in my heart were, ‘My writing life might have been barren but for you. Even the waiting for you. And the letting go. Especially, the wanting to hold on.’
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Thank you so much, Laurel, so glad you enjoyed it and it reached into your heart a little. Blessings, love and hugs! XO ♥
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