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THE FIDDLER


He closed his eyelids and begun
He played his fiddle clear and strong
That music, in my heart I bore
Long after it was played no more.

I heard him playing in the street
And listened to the notes so sweet
He played them high and then so low
And held me captive with string and bow.

He pushed the hair back from his face
He winked and smiled at all
It didn't matter what the time
Or where the night would fall.

His feelings came through bow and wood
The music, a language understood
Music of sadness, romance and joy
Of other days and times gone by.


Perhaps he will return again
To Yeats fine County from the Glen
An play the music that we bore
In our hearts, when played no more.

Sadly, one day the Lord will call
The name of Jim and say
You can't stay down there anymore
We need you here to play.

He then will join the heavenly choir
And play his fiddle sweet
Then the angels will stand around and say
Now him, we cannot beat!

Julie Graham © 2005 – All rights reserved.

(This poem was written especially for the Fiddler, Jim McKillop who comes from the Glens of Antrim (Rep. of Ireland)- one of the greatest fiddlers ever heard)!




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