A Salty Sense In Piano By D. H. Lawrence

A Salty Sense

D.H. Lawrence’s poem “Piano” examines an event that provokes him to reminisce on his childhood. He begins his poem by illustrating, “softly in the dusk, a woman is singing to me” (1). Here he begins to embark on a past memory in reaction to the gentle voice of the woman in song. The word “softly” affirms the reader that Lawrence appreciates the song and voice of this woman, while also establishing a setting of peace and warmth. Additionally, in the second stanza, he reflects being with his mother while watching her play the piano wonderfully. The talent of his mother who sits there playing beautifully on the piano while he, like a child, eagerly presses against her feet seems to surprise him when looking into the past. We see this when the author expresses, “In spite of myself, the insidious mastery of song” (4). When he

Lawrence’s character in his poem “Piano” I, myself have experienced an event or feeling, which captivates me to a past memory. The sensory trigger that occurs quite often for me is smell; a smell prompting me back to my happy place. This smell I am recounting, to others would be characterized as repulsive, disgusting, or just plain stinky. Galveston bay creates a smell that is wafted off the coast, fused within the air, while flooding the city with a very distinct aroma. Although, to many this smell makes some queasy or nauseated for myself, such a smell brings me back to a time where I was my happiest. A time where my family was everything and our happiness was our

Galveston Island, my happy place. Even though, life has a funny way of getting in the way I was still able to create an abundance of memories before I could no longer experience my “happy place” with all the people that made it…well,