You were lying asleep
An unassuming piece of bamboo
Lifeless but beautiful yet
Misleading in your simple appearance.
I picked you up
In the hope of bringing to life
Your sweet soothing voice
By lending my breath of life.
But stubborn you proved
As I blew in vain
For I didn’t know you
Well enough for you to respond.
I kept at it humbly,
Touching you, feeling you,
Trying to understand you,
So that you’d sing for me.
Slowly, a note at a time,
You warmed up to me
As my breath began
Striking chords in your heart
Words cannot describe
My delight when finally
You replied to me
In your sweet soothing voice
I lost myself in your music,
Bewitched by its heavenly charm
And you became a part of me,
Inseparable from my soul.
I may never know you well enough
Though you’re kind enough to sing for me
I’m always learning, as I go along
Surrendering myself to your magic.
Hehe..good that you are getting better at it 🙂
Love,
Gopu.
Beautiful.
Now I know what those strenuous notes I heard at TCR meant to you.
🙂