kannamma - the lone violin

emptiness i have known
but the loneliness of
longing for you
brings a new flavor
to life
the soulful cry
of a lone violin
hanging in the stillness
of a starless night
a sound causing
the spine to shiver
hair on arm to raise
but for this haunting song
no audience to witness
no player even
no one to hear the final note
as it fades to dimmest memory
then to mere doubt
whether it ever was
only the deeper silence
left in its absence
carries forever
the essence of its touch...
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