Minuet Memoir Poem by Ahmad Shiddiqi

(dedicated to Ms. Alina Ibragimova, a talented violinist)

limpid sounds
bring to mind
lazy boats ride
on a placid harbor

restlessly
quickly
quietly
jubilant

brighter
slightly
mood
exists

contrasting
cheerful
melody
lively

clears
happy
melody
considerably

a jolly march
a calm voyage
a joyous outburst
an upward rush of scales

a melancholic figure
a languorous melody
a leisurely exposition
ends on a triumphant note

a white umbrella
an inner beauty
a white dress
a young lady

(inspired by Berthe Morisot's The Harbor at Lorient)