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The Song of the Violin
By Katielyn Vaughn
Genre: Poetry Level: Junior 7-9
Category: UAA/ADN Creative Writing Contest

Katielyn Vaughn

It has a voice of its own;

It sings beautifully,

It speaks, now releasing

The notes that are part of

A beautiful,

Thought-provoking,

Memory-shaking,

Emotion-stirring,

Song.

 

The simple musician,

Doesn't think

That she's good enough,

At playing her instrument.

But she's better,

Much better,

                                                                                   

                                                      

Than she knows.

She thinks only about

Her instrument,

And nothing else;

For she hopes that

She will make no

Slip-ups,

Or lose her place,

In the notes.

That's all that now

Matters,

To her.

 


 

The people who pass by;

Most don't have second thoughts

About the song they hear.

They may think,

                                                                                                                                          

 

"That's a pretty tune."

And then they

Move on,

Perhaps later forgetting

The lonely girl,

Playing a lonely tune;

Not knowing

That

If they

Could see

Deeper,

They would

Know;

That this girl,

And her violin,

Are one.


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