Troubled Waters | Piano Duet | April 2023 Challenge

This piece is my submission for the April 2023 Flat challenge. For this challenge, I took the approach of writing a love story which takes place upon the treacherous seas, where a young man seeks to join his love by crossing a sea through heavy waves and rain. The story is captured in the following poem (written by Thomas Bozarth).

"Troubled Waters"

Alone he stares across the sea
Yearning for a love he may never see

For the sea it is vast, its waves rolling barrels
To be with his love, he must face this peril

Tonight is the night He must wait no more
For the love of his dreams sits on faraway shores

He takes to the seas as a warrior to battle
But the waves shake his bones like a snake shakes its rattle

And the clouds in the distance are ablaze with great flashes
He knows that soon there will be lightning crashes

The rains join the seas in their watery displays
The sea spray and fog fill his visions with haze

Yet he tarries onward He is not to be deterred
To give up on love would now be absurd

Yet rage rage on goes the sea and the rain
Determined to bring suffering Determined to bring pain

All seems to be lost yet hope brings a glimmer
The clouds split to provide the moon a bit of shimmer

The moon casts a light on that faraway shore
His love is awaiting He must tarry no more

His journey across the troubled waters is finished
He is reunited with love which will never diminish.
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Please enjoy this piece! There are two distinct sections, so please listen to both!