# Solipsism at St. Peters

**Published by:** [Compossible - that which can live together](https://paragraph.com/@compossible/)
**Published on:** 2026-01-02
**Categories:** poetry, grief, silence, music, love
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@compossible/solipsism-at-st-peters

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I tried to sklentto see if youwere enjoying Joepas much as Ithe Dutch poetat the pulpit(in his sanctuary)striking lookinglike anOld TestamentprophetI heard the keysgentle Goliathstruckto unlockthe magic wooden boxand the sounds drifted upt'wards heaven(if they ...escape...the vaulted nave)I wondered ifwe tooare musictrapped vibrationsechoing off the wallsuntil one day we areat rest, as onewith all around us(the self absorbed)eternally fading minor notesstill part of the greater songI felt you tremblewatched muteas your body rackedwith stifled sobsso English not to cause a fuss(you know for Scots it's all about us)the impoliteness of your griefcaught you unawareswashing through you like a wavecarrying everything to nothingfrom everywhere to nowhereI touched you to sayI am hereI careand wondered if it wasjust the piano chordsthat brought you backto Jim(you played them to him as he died)I imagined what hurt mostwas the silencebetween each strokeall those quiet noteswe sometimes hearso much space withinbetween every thingwas it there you found your Dad again? St Peter's, Manchester, UKJoep Beving Poster, St Peter’s, Blossom St, ManchesterEtude - reduxListen to Etude - redux on Spotify. Song · Joep Beving · 2025https://spotify.com

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