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Abe Hyatt

"This Shape Without Space, This Pattern Without Stuff, This Stream Without Dimension, Surrounds Us, Flows Through Us, But Leaves No Mark."

In this poem; 'Music' by S.J. Tessimond, the poet is creating for us the idea of music. What he is doing is taking concepts like 'hands' and taking away their essential parts; fingers in this case (Like hands without fingers). Tessimond is attempting to use imagery to show us what music really is and how we as humans accept it. Since music is very complicated, and somewhat indescribable, I think that Tessimond uses really creative and insightful analogies to describe the sensation of sound. I think that the point of this poem is to actually attempt to portray the sensation of music through his words. How he portrays the beauty of music through his own artwork creates an image for us as the readers and we can truly feel his passion for the art of sound through his words.

These are interesting, creative analogies, as you observed, that seem to examine sensory responses. More exploration needed to push his meaning - what is he saying about the way one's body responds to music?