ETHEREAL NOTES

As delicate an instrument as it comes,

A flute is all about an interplay of fingers and thumb!

The sweet melody floats through it in the air,

As the musician's mouth and fingers make music beyond compare.

A long round bamboo- reed with eight holes carved in,

Produce a sound as the vibrations of air begin.

Silvery wind-like sound, ethereal, rich and soft,

Whispering and whistling across the air it wafts!

No wonder, Krishna had the gopis captivated,

To hear his flute, they along with their friends waited.

His beloved cows too didn't escape its allure,

Happily in tune, they also chimed their bells on the moor. 

As Krishna's divine flute brought nature alive,

So did Radha on his mesmerizing music survive! 

Sweet notes of love transcended her to another world,

He was on his flute and she near him curled.

A flute is a heavenly instrument, blessed by Gods,

It makes music within its hollow cavity against all odds. 

A ubiquitous piece of wood can produce such glorious sound, 

No wonder music lovers in its lilting tootle drown!