Sisters - a poem

Sisters

She was melody
waiting to be found

I stole her one day
simply by playing
by searching the world
of tone for sequence

And there
shy as a fawn
transparent mostly
whispering always
I caught one thread
of her gown
and pulling
gently pulling
by playing
gently playing
she came to grace
my hands
my fingers
my strings

I played and listened
in awe that she had
indeed chosen me

to resurrect her

I played and listened
in awe that she
indeed would
even let me

But she stayed

my arms
my heart
became her home

But where
was sister lyric

for sister lyric
would be
this I knew
complete with meaning
this I knew
and beauty
not too far from here
skirting my reach

Days
days of playing
of living sister melody
then lyric ventured
into view

shy as a fawn
transparent mostly
whispering always
she stole longing
glances at her sister
and came to me
at last

whole in
a single breath
full in thought
full in motion
alive and whole

and merged now
happily in song

They know
and I know
they had waited
for so long
to re-unite

July 1996

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