Franko’s Cadenza for Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3
By J. Nishida
(Sijo poetry form)
The cadenza’s quadruple stops, fighting strings, the violent shifts,
My daughter’s fingers crabbed, focus fierce — squint-eyed, young woman’s scowl.
I still see a stuffed pink bunny, a sparkle dress, hear a shaky “Twinkle” — How?
Bio: J. Nishida is active in her local poetry community as an organizer, teacher, editor, and performer. She is a co-host of the long-running Thursday Night Poetry Jam in Gainesville, FL.
