Pavane Pour Une Violoniste Bleue Poem by Ahmad Shiddiqi

(dedicated to Ms. Sayaka Shoji, a great violinist)

evokes
elegance
sunny with
longing touches

impassioned
an operatic
by moves
shaded

moves
gracefully
through steps
appears gloriously

expresses
a nostalgic
enthusiasm
sensibilities

floating
night sky
body posture
birds flocking

favorable light
townscape below
the moonlight glow
a simply fantasy to eye

a festive atmosphere
wandering minstrels
plenty of good food
halfway to heaven

tenderly fly round
tranquil movements
subtly slips in and out
extensively uses winds

(inspired by Marc Chagall's Violoniste Bleue)