Medial Caesura in poetry and music
is described as a pause of undefined length in the middle of a line or
composition. My image "Medial Caesura" shows the reflection to the left which represents
the violin that my father made and played, the actual violin in the middle
which represents the pause of unknown length waiting for the violin to be
picked up and the reflection on the right is when the violin is being played
again.
Those who write poetry and music
are, for the most part, artists who are trying to communicate how they feel
about something or someone. When they feel the need to communicate in a
non-verbal way by composing their thoughts on paper, it should mean more to the
person who reads it. This composition has been created with focus and depth and
from a place that deserves respect. Poetry and music are almost never written
without medial caesura (a definite unknown to the reader), but when the reader
reads it, it flows without interruption because that is what the writer intended.
It is very seldom that one sees a poem or a piece of music which includes two
vertical parallel lines "║" indicating "medial caesura".
The only time that this becomes necessary is when the writer wants the reader
to stop and think about what has just been written or played, before continuing
on.
Sometimes in life we need to be
told to stop and reflect on what has happened to us so that we can better
understand who we are. There is a purpose for "medial caesura" in our
lives... we just have to make sure that we take time to pause, reflect and then
continue with a better understanding of who we are, and of those around us. We
also should not wait for others to impose "medial caesura" on us but
have the awareness and control to self-impose "║"... just make sure
that the pause is not too long!
Thanks for listening.
Until next time...
-Paul
