The right hand plucks
The music from the strings.
The left, pushing, sliding, caressing
Bestows it's soul.
She holds her instrument
Like a lover or a baby.
But it is the heart and soul
Of the pipa player
Meditating with her instrument
That sings and soars to heaven!
Copyright © Res John Burman 2nd November 2009
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem