Prelude Phenomenology

I’m undergoing the same thought processes while listening to this music as I was while I read the poem it’s based on, which I suppose is the reaction the composer intended the piece to inspire. That said, I was not particularly engaged by either the poem or the instrumental piece. The feeling I had was that I was missing something that would maybe put the pieces into an enjoyable context, such as a relaxed state of mind. In my current state of mind, I found the floral-seeming quality and classical romantic devices somewhat irritating, as if I were being serenaded by a very affectionate bug and not enjoying it very much at all.