Old Fiddle Man

Old daddy man

playing fiddle man

in a family youth band.

He was the star.

Crowds paid & rushed

through that door, dancing

clapping to hear a few slim notes

for just transitory seconds

a few brief notes only

realizing the ephemeral

rhythm man before he died.

Dance, dance, dance,

fiddle man past midnight

tonight, he lost his bow.

83 years old, arthritic fingers

World War 2 man

scally cap, cheese cutter cap—

dipped down cap.

83 years old fiddle man.

Thornwood Restaurant & Lounge.