Rondo Dolce Poem by Ahmad Shiddiqi

(dedicated to Ms. Viktoria Mullova, a great violinist)

strange
smooth
expansive
gray plane

small
colorful
images
distance

shadowy
figures
hand
man

boy
chair
choice
profession

scene
behavior
unorthodox
relationship

vary
element
recurring
embellished

shortened
to provide
variation
to return

themes
episodes
alternates
contrasting

(inspired by Salvador Dali's The First Days of Spring)