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Ode to my fingers

February 27, 2013
By RamyaKrishna BRONZE, Durham, North Carolina
RamyaKrishna BRONZE, Durham, North Carolina
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My fingers may never be traceable,
Their sudden curve at top joint elicit stares.
Perhaps, those bumps could be removable,
Must I rid myself from these snares and snares?

My pinky curves like a right angle, but
The cast hurt much more than the affliction.
The other dactyl stay in their rut,
They are bound to their quaint predilection.

Those same fingers tap such heavenly notes,
Transitioning across each silver string,
The "right angle" is what the bow stick totes,
Oh, the joys my curves in music shall bring!

The public may guffaw at these beauties,
But their envy is making them snooty.


The author's comments:
I wrote this piece originally for a class project, for which I had to write a sonnet about a favorite body part while adding a medical terminology word in there (can you guess what dactyl means?), and I chose my fingers, not only because they look interesting, but because, as a musician (violinist) and a writer, I cannot imagine life without them. I write a lot of poems, but I've never written a sonnet before, so this was a fun adventure.

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radhasakhi said...
on Mar. 4 2013 at 10:55 pm
Ramya Dear, It is a wonderful attempt. A lovely sonnet. Your theme and your writing is highly laudable. Keep writing poems to show your literary taste. With lots of love from Radhamousi.