Now, she says,
let’s begin
getting to grips
with the violin:
we’ll start with jigs,
pick up the bow.
Our tutor holds
her fiddle
up to show
triangular
meeting points:
left hand – neck
right hand – bow
tip of bow
almost brushing chin.
We’ll try one so –
By the Shores of Loch Gowna,
otherwise known
as Brian O’Lin.
Later that night
I’m counting the stars,
herding them in
through parallel bars,
three at a go –
taking it slow,
left hand – neck
right hand – bow;
chin.
Outside the window
Orion’s Belt
lighting up
this heaven I’m in.
By the shores of Loch Gowna,
otherwise known
as Brian O’Lin.
