Tag: abyss

Thank you for the honor and your hard work.

The Cellist’s Song

His mahogany cello is tightly embraced,
He cradles the bow as its wolf tones
Create an echo into the roiling waves, tones
That crest and dip into an abyss forced

To struggle with the undertow
To rise and be heard. Its metronomes
Have a tempo that moves feelings, homes
For emotions that crawl out of the flow

Of notes composed and diligently
Played to tell a story of heartache that’s
As old as time, yet, it’s everlasting plots,
Themes still apply today. So play, soar like a butterfly

From the cello’s strings, emote
The chaos within,  share its thrill
As you play the emotions of the audience that fill
Your mind’s eye even if they’re absent. So gloat

In your supremacy in affecting
People’s empathy, humanity
Through simple notes that fly
Into the breeze with ease and humility.

©️ Malak kalmoni chehab ©️

My poetry book,  Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon.  It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.