Intermezzo Misterioso Poem by Ahmad Shiddiqi

(dedicated to Mr. Christian Tetzlaff, a brilliant violinist)

wide
variation
response
connecting

lyrical
melodic
emotional
equivalencies

abstract
expression
imagination
interpretation

a memorial plaque
on one of its wall
bunch of grapes
beautiful parks

chivalric tournament
on a blue background
fiery wines encircle town
seven hills with vineyards

blessed with blue islands
patchwork of backwaters
the attractive old willows
the largest yew forests

a natural habitat for wild horses
a beautiful floodplain valley
a lookout tower at its top
a refreshing final stage

(inspired by Wassily Kandinsky's Der Blaue Reiter)