Magpie Tales # 128 - Chiaroscuro

Zeljko Nedic photographer, Black Dog 

                                                              Chiaroscuro

Recessed inside shadowy lairs, 

Deception dances

Light and lithe, like a bow 

Drawn with spirited intent

Across the strings of a violin. 

Lit from above, your luminous halo

Implying ignorance

Of  the lingering spirits

 Drawn with dread and dark intent.

From inside this whirl of rhapsodies.

The empty boot, a tell-tale sign

Of  death descending,

And the black cloak disguising 

Your angelic countenance, seeks protection

Only from the black dog.

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This classic violin piece holds the spirit of light and dark, played with all the drama and intensity

chiaroscuro lighting seeks to portray. 

Zeljko Nedic