Beethoven Dream

 

In a dream of mine, Beethoven told me

I had a long way to go. This of course

was after he became deaf. He had written

it on a piece of paper which sat atop his

piano.

The note he wrote was in German

of course: Sie haben einen langen Weg

vor sich. It was my dream, so I could

understand.

I am old, I wrote back to him in English.

He understood for here again, it was my

dream. In my time, I wrote on, fame and

fortune have illuded me, and now it’s too

late. But that’s okay, I wrote on, at least

I’m still here.

He nodded his head and wrote back.

I’m glad of that.

Now you stay right where you are,

he told me, I’ve got something

I want you to hear. I hope it’s your

Ninth Symphony, I told him. That’s

one of my all-time favorites. And he

played the whole damn thing, even

including the Ode to Joy Chorus.

You may be wondering where the

choir came from? It was my dream

after all.

                        -30-

Chris Hanch 8-10-2022