Vagabond Multilingual Journal Spring 2005 | Page 9

AGE OF DARKNESS My Violin ... what wonderful tunes she used to play Within her chords, my heart rejoiced, ’n to those who listened, she was a marvel For dance she would, come joy or shine and, to her tunes, the hearts would join Or – God forbid – should sorrow come, then cry she would, and Heaven and Earth in tears become One year has passed since last she played, I used to think she no more would Until, today, it seemed she might, for humm she would all day and night *** My Violin... of what tonight you wish to sing? of long forgotten tales you wail? of longing, as you further sail? of those behind, and mem’ries lost, or those in lasting pain were thrust? Oh, come now. You can’t be shy!! For long you’ve slept – I wonder why – but now it’s time you sang a tune the birds would covet as their own. *** My Violin... like whispers comes her voice to me, glancing to the sun, yearning for a scent : “No chord of mine can play no more for an age of darkness now unlocks, whe ?H?ZY??H???[?H?X?Y??[?Y?H?\?H?[\?\???YH[?;? ?????[??X??[?[????Y^[Y? ??[???[??[?H[????[Z\?XY??\?K[??[[???]??Y???[??\??K?[?\?\?[?[?\??[??^H?]HY\????\?H[??X?Y ???]\?? ?Y\?Y?H[?^H?]H\???YH?H?[\?K????\?8?'??]?x?'HY[???[ [??[[??K?]?H??]Y\?[??][x?&\?\????[?X\?? ??\?XY??Y\?????YY?[??Y H?????[?? H????[?????Q?P?????\??[??\?K??[??[[?H?^H?8?&?????;? Y? ?]????^K?]?H?Z][??Z] ?H]??[??YK[?\??\???[??H[?H?H??K?]??H?[?H???\?H????]?H?[????Y?]][?H?]?x?&K? ???^H?[?[????[???Y?Y[????Y\?\???X?H?YK8?'[?[[?H?\?H???H??KX?\??[??\?\?K?^H?Z?[?Y ?[??????K?[K[?H?Z[[??X\??\?X?XKH?^?[??;? \?H??\??[??HHx?&[H?]?X\???\?]?[^H??Y[? ??]?[???????[??XX?[?[? ? ???^H?[?[??????Y?H\???\???X?H?YH ??Y] [?^H?X[\??H?\??Y\??8?'x?&[?H???Y??X???Y?H?H^K?[?H[?]?[ ]Y[? ???Y\??? ?Z\??[?[???[? Z\???[?[?X\??Y [??[?\?[HZ\?X\???[??\?KZ\?]???ZY? [???????Z[H?Y???^H???&][[??Z\???[????&][?\????YH???HY\??\??XX?YH??K?H??? H??H]Z[ ^H?Y[[ ???H?]\?K??[?]?\?ZY[?H^KZ\??Z[???[?H^H????[???^HZ?HH?[[???H^H[???H^H????[?[??[???YH?\?\?[[K?[Y\??[?[??K?[X] ?K? ?? ??HY?HH B??