The lilting music filled the air,
With its oh-so-sweet harmony,
Seeking to soothe the angry chatter,
Of the milling crowd.
He played alone with all his heart
And soul; wished only to be heard,
Appreciated for his gift, his bane,
Music filled his soul.
Poor was he, struggling to eat,
To sleep on a bed was a dream,
And yet he felt the need to play,
A pull he couldn’t resist.
His eyes were solemn as he searched,
For one appreciative smile, a word,
He thought of stealing, begging or more,
But the violin reigned supreme.
Day by day his songs grew more
In depth, feeling, haunting melodies,
But the busy bees on the streets,
Didn’t give a damn.
Sometimes someone dropped him a penny,
Sometimes, even a pound,
But in his heart he felt so empty,
The ache of wasted time.
Years went by and slowly he knew,
Life was passing him by,
And yet he held on hoping that one day,
His music would bring applause.
His struggles grew more everyday,
His feet dragged on the pavements,
His faith and hope trodden upon
By those executive pedestrian shoes.
A young boy, seen 15 summers,
Sat on corner café and played a guitar,
Eyes bright, hopeful, excited to bring
His music to the public
The violinist saw, felt his heart clench,
Thought back to those early years when he,
Fresh, eager, naďve and joyous,
Waited for his day of glory.
He slowly went and sat beside him,
The maestro listening to the novice,
And at the end with tears in his eyes,
Clapped for the boy.
That fine day the violinist played,
As never before of happy things,
His feet were light on the pavements,
And he went to sleep with a smile.
#option 1
BY
V. JAYALAKSHMI
III Biotechnology,
SASTRA University,
India
A contest entry
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thats beautiful.. wow i could see all of it. i love how it's a story within a poem.. with such perspective and such strong emotion..! at first it made me think of mozart and his story but i quickly realised it was a completely different story which is even better because its fresh and original.
truly beautiful
thank you so much for your entry
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This was a very amazing poem. It kept me captivated the entire time and eager to read the next line. It also was very inspirational and reality-based. This is going on the finalists list.
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Thank you so much for your encouragement!
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Welcome to allpoetry
Music in the air.. WOW, Wonderful write this is. thank you much for taking time to enter this piece in our contest. -
An awesome entry this is!
Personally, I don't see how "cutting down" this story would "improve"; I think it's awesome just the way it is and you tell a fine tale!
Welcome to all poetry and thank you so much for sharing your verse with us!
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What a wonderful narrative that you've brought into the option! Nicely done overall, and throughout the story
*Suggestions*
The maximum of lines is 30. I wonder if you could whittle it down a little for this contest so it would be eligible
I would also watch the amount of punctuation. It can clutter a nice piece as this.
Very nice. Thank you for entering and welcome to the site.
If you have any questions, please let us know. That goes for when/if you edit.
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