Tim Cunningham
The Davidoff
(In Memoriam Jacqueline du Pré)
She died in the wake of the storm.
As hurricane fingers played
Fortissimo across field and garden,
Disease gripped her tight between hungry
Knees, its fierce arco sawing
Her strings, releasing her soul
As she released the Davidoff’s
Thunder: snapping branches, swirling
Leaves round studio and concert hall
When her bow was a wand placing
The world at her feet, the cello’s
Tail-pin earthing her lightning.
As hurricane fingers played
Fortissimo across field and garden,
Disease gripped her tight between hungry
Knees, its fierce arco sawing
Her strings, releasing her soul
As she released the Davidoff’s
Thunder: snapping branches, swirling
Leaves round studio and concert hall
When her bow was a wand placing
The world at her feet, the cello’s
Tail-pin earthing her lightning.
Tim Cunningham has published Don Marcelino's
Daughter (Peterloo 2001). The Treaty Stone is
due from Salmon in late 2002.
Daughter (Peterloo 2001). The Treaty Stone is
due from Salmon in late 2002.
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