BROKEN CHORDS UNDER A FULL MOON

After The Blue Violonist by Chagall

Seated on a chair, an amber violin on his shoulder, he awaits, night after night, before striking
the chords of a melody composed just for her. He sits sideways, leaving space for his crimson
bouquet. Will she come tonight he asks the swollen moon? But she seems unmoved by his
hunger for comforting words. He stares for hours at the opaline face while his cheeks redden at
the sight of the love doves resting on his lap. When his bow takes on a life of its own, startled by
his arpeggio, doves split, ready to leave in different directions as he feels the pull of a blue cloud
lifting him over rooftops. Feverish, he soars closer to the orb, scattering petals in search of a
sign. Will he try again tomorrow with a new tune? 

Hedy Habra is a poet, artist and essayist. She has authored four poetry collections, most recently, Or Did You Ever See The Other Side? (Press 53 2023). The Taste of the Earth, winner of the Silver Nautilus Book Award and honorable Mention for the Eric Hoffer Book Award. Tea in Heliopolis won the Best Book Award and Under Brushstrokes was finalist for the International Book Award. Her story collection, Flying Carpets, won the Arab American Book Award’s Honorable Mention and was finalist for the Eric Hoffer Award. Her book of criticism is Mundos alternos y artísticos en Vargas Llosa. A twenty one-time-nominee for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the net, and recipient of the Nazim Hikmet Award, her multilingual work appears in numerous journals and anthologies. https://www.hedyhabra.com/