Premiere Contest WinnerLonely Fiddle

A lonely fiddle, its strings once taut tense and
stretched, waiting to be tuned and played.
The limp horsehair bow, longs to be tightened
and drawn in sweet reverberations.

From the poem "Strings"
posted Jan 27, 2018
for Greg's Arbitrium Divisa contest
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Tor Avatar
May 21, 2020 at 10:25 PM
Enjoyed reading Craig. It would be nice to bring it back to life, bring it out of retirement. Congratulations on your win.
De Beaulieu Avatar
May 18, 2020 at 2:11 PM
Hello Craig Cornish, The sound of the fiddle is beautiful. Enjoy your day my friend.
Godwin Avatar
March 3, 2020 at 9:33 PM
Love the innuendo - well done, indeed it is. Poetry hugs ... CayCay
Kauffman Avatar
March 2, 2020 at 5:00 PM
Craig, congratulations on your top placement. In my closet is a lonely fiddle. Perhaps I will get it out and play again.
Cornish Avatar
March 2, 2020 at 7:12 PM
Sam, many of us have lonely instruments we once played, my wife's is a violin, mine is an accordion, others have out of tune pianos, but all have memories/wishes/melodies still left within them or us. many of those about a Mom that encouraged us to learn them------thanks for all of the above.....
Radice Avatar
March 2, 2020 at 3:25 PM
Love this Craig.. I can't help reading more into this than musical instruments but it might just be me over thinking things :)
Cornish Avatar
March 2, 2020 at 7:17 PM
What it's all about Gary...and those instruments are extensions of us - are personifications of emotions/memories for sure
Gauthier Avatar
March 2, 2020 at 2:44 PM
Congrats on your gold medal win, Craig. Well penned.
Rodrigues Avatar
March 2, 2020 at 2:32 PM
Lovely description! Congratulations on top win!
Dietrich Avatar
March 1, 2020 at 2:30 PM
Wonderful win! I see it showed up with the trophy. Did they fix the winner list then?? I had checked 10 min ago and it was not fixed!! congratulations, Craig.
Grasso Avatar
February 29, 2020 at 8:45 PM
Congratulations on top honors, Craig! ...Fran
Rodrigues Avatar
January 30, 2020 at 10:55 AM
Nice!
Adams Avatar
January 29, 2020 at 9:55 AM
such vivid imagery...i could see the fiddle and faintly hear it being played... good choice i think... best wishes in the contest Craig... hugs
Cornish Avatar
January 29, 2020 at 12:08 PM
Thanks Sandy, more for fun than the competition even though I'm otherwise fiercely competitive.
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