Violin

Very late had I known your glory and grandeur,
Though classic, you're mishmash with rock and folk allure;
Your melody merrily mingles with fastness,
Does it not blend with rhythmic sanguine slow softness...?

When you came into my hand in my mid fifty,
I felt like taming an elephant so shifty;
Your strings seemed to stretch my tough and hard-molded veins,
I could not bear so long my neuropathic pains...!

Its gracefulness cannot be just competed with,
Don't around its splendor revolve many a myth?
Midst its grandeur it burns calories, says science,
There's, in violin, art-cognitive alliance...!

When someone asked me: how hard it is to play this,
I said it's like palm-tapping, as a nemesis;
Friends, finally, I mastered, yet, playing a song,
Only goodness knows how long my art will prolong...!!!

19 April 2023
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Kauffman Avatar
April 19, 2023 at 11:41 AM
As delightful as the music of the violin Chris! I played the violin as a child and still have it gathering dust. Your poem has inspired me to take it out and try again! Best wishes for the contest. Easter season blessings of joy!
Alex Avatar
April 19, 2023 at 9:08 PM
Thank you very much. May God Bless You!
Y. Avatar
April 19, 2023 at 10:41 AM
Hi Chris, This is a good entry for the contest. Nice use of the chosen word. I enjoyed it from start to finish. Best wishes in the contest:-) Alexis
Alex Avatar
April 19, 2023 at 9:08 PM
Thank you very much. May God Bless You!
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