My Mournful Violin

My mournful violin, a wooden soul,
Beneath my fingers, tales unfold.
Each string a tear, a silent plea,
For joys departed, lost to me.

The bow, a phantom hand that sweeps,
Across the wood, where sorrow sleeps.
A haunting melody, a whispered sigh,
Echoes of love, now past and gone, they fly.

The music weeps, a mournful strain,
Reflected grief, an endless pain.
Each note a chord, a broken heart,
A bittersweet ache, tearing me apart.

My violin, a solace and a curse,
Woven with memories, I hold them close, rehearse.
The echoes linger, in the fading light,
Of love's departing, in the starless night.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Hind Avatar
May 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Nothing is like the sound of the violin. God truly gifts us in the pain through the violin.
Leach Avatar
May 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Paige, your words struck the perfect chord--“God truly gifts us in the pain through the violin” is something I’ll carry with me. There’s such sacred sorrow in that sound, isn’t there? Thank you for hearing the ache in every note and for letting it echo in your heart.
Greenhough Avatar
October 11, 2024 at 12:40 PM
This is a beautiful tribute to the violin. I like the clever personification.
De Beaulieu Avatar
October 10, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Hello Alesia Leach, I enjoy classical music. i like the sound of the violin. enjoy your evening my friend. Hugs. /Darlene/
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