Violinista

The magical emotions playing an instrument brings its mistress, how the violinists feelings are translated through the violin.

Sketching the bow across taunted strings,
Gliding adeptly her intense eyes sing,
Serenading its captor into melodious bliss,
Nimble her fingers romancing the kiss,
Tango the pizzicato reality inept,
Violinista masquerades a fraud in step,
Mistress of music in all she fails,
Vibrato her tears when her dry eyes prevail,
Muted with sadness her fiddle sustains,
The violin echoing her silence remain,
Loves long lingering and time erodes her,
Music healer of that crumpled core,
Replenishes the soul regenerating her encore,
Up bow of power surges through veins,
Sonneto, her therapeutic remedy to pain.

Author's Note

The magical emotions playing an instrument brings its mistress

Reviews

[Laughing-Bear]

My Dear Friend Helen From Across The Pond:
I have read this poem several times, I hear its words streaming into my thoughts as the music of Antonio Vivaldi plays in the background. I so love his music and feel he is one of the best virtuoso violinist ever to quicken my soul.
I can relate to playing an instrument and feeling all the emotions it brings to my pneuma. It is like a union of the deepest of relationship, the feedback between the instrument and its privileged guardian. And I say privileged guardian as can anyone actually own something that speaks so deeply to mankind and who’s melodic voice transcends time? I think we are just for our short lives its temporary guardian.
I loved the write, my personal favorite of yours so far. The two lines that spoke the deepest to me were “Music healer of that crumpled core,
Replenishes the soul regenerating her encore”.
I once decided that I should play an instrument. So I grabbed what every normal Indian would play, the bagpipes. I would start playing and all my dogs would run to their house and in unison start howling until I quit. It got to the point just bringing the pipes out on my porch would send the to their house and the howling would begin with out one note from me. Maybe I should not call it notes as it rather sounded like someone beating the hell out of a cat when I played. The point is that the magical emotions playing an instrument brings, never came.
One day I heard the native cedar flute, I fell in love. I now count myself privileged to be the guardian of this mover of my spirit. As I breathe life into it, it breathes life back into me. And my dogs will sit and listen, no ruckus from them!
Your tapestry was beautiful, thank you.

Blessings, Laughing-Bear

[TrimarcoRansome]

Dear BillBear,
You understood the very soul of this poem. I think only a musician can, you describe exactly what I was saying here, the relationship between the instrument and human is a virtue indeed, an extension of our beings, counsel to our emotions, thank you so much for your words, they always capture the core of the write,
Helen

[Great Aunt Astri]

Yes, I can tell you are well read. Wonderful poem with natural sounding rhymes (did you miss off an 's' from the last word 'pain'?)

[TrimarcoRansome]

Thank you, I dropped the 's' on purpose...Someone else noted the same thing, I like things to be a little different which is why I chose to leave on that ending note. The particular 'pain' the violin caresses at that moment in time...What do you think? should it have an 's'?

[Great Aunt Astri]

NO, now I see your point, stick to the singular. Rhymes can be a little bit 'off key'!!!

[Leslie Philibert]

Nice poem with lots of rich imagery, written with care...

[TrimarcoRansome]

Thank you for your review

[Distantview123]

I love different kinds of music, and it is indeed a joy to be able to play an instrument (any musical instrument). Music can soothe the soul. Nicely penned.

[TrimarcoRansome]

Thank you for stopping by! Music is the pathways to souls.

[Frieda P]

I adore violin music, I can't imagine the joy one must feel being talented enough to play one, you aptly delivered on the harmony within one's soul that is derived from this elegant instrument, lovely work.

[TrimarcoRansome]

Thank you. I have played the violin since I was very young and it is an extension of the musicians emotions, thanks for stopping by.

[Frieda P]

It was my pleasure, enjoyed this very much...

[Sami Khalil]

I enjoy the violen and this violinista as the mistress of the magic of music. A very unique concept and the rhyming was really good. A splendid read and write...:)
(Sustains , remains???
veins, pains???)

[TrimarcoRansome]

Thanks Sami! sustain when playing the violin is to hold a note, do you think there are too many alliterations?

[Sami Khalil]

No. I meant for the rhyming for you have an (s) in the one and not in the other. Just wondering...You are welcome...:)

[TrimarcoRansome]

I meant to drop the S's, I'm a little eccentric and it pleases me to change the expected mix of things ;-)

[Sami Khalil]

OK. I was just wondering ...Take care...:)

[Coyote Poetry]

The violin is my favorite music to hear and see played. The song is very calming and peaceful. I like the description. It is therapeutic remedy for the wild and crazy in mind. Thank you for the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[TrimarcoRansome]

Thank you! I play and when I close my eyes I am instantly in another world, this is what I wanted to portray here. Glad you enjoyed it.
Helen

[Ken Simm.]

Wonderful. I love how the words follow the rhymn of the bow and fingers.

[TrimarcoRansome]

Thank you for the review,Ken!

[Rocans]

This was awesome!! As a fan of the violin and violin music (classical) I was truly, deeply entertained by the fact that you interwove violin terms with your smooth poetry. Many masterful lines were embedded with this work "Muted with sadness her fiddle sustains/The violin echoing her silent malady. Excellent stuff. Good write, glad I meandered upon this. :)

[TrimarcoRansome]

Thank you for your review! It takes a musician/ fan to truly understand this piece I think, because of the musical terms I have used.

[M.M. Hallinan]

Love the title 'Violinista' so nice, honestly I would love it if this was expanded! Maybe a little bit more description of the emotions the 'Mistress of the Violin' is feeling as she plays. Maybe she's playing before an audience and she's pouring her heart out because right before she came on stage she received horrible news? Maybe she's playing only for herself and letting the music consume her and take her to new realms of dept and magic? A great idea I would love it this became an epic tale of all the love and hardship the girl went through and all of that is spilled out of the violin like it's a door to the girls soul! Very wonderful

[TrimarcoRansome]

Thank you for your comments, they are very much appreciated. I have played the violin since the age of 8 and I was trying to get across in this how the emotions I have are the very sounds music I play through the violin. I like your idea of making it into a tale, I may work on this one, thank you again.