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GIRL AT THE PIANO by ELEANOR G. R. YOUNG

First Line: SUCH SLENDER FINGERS
Last Line: AND LO, THE PRACTICE HOUR HAS HURRIED BY!
Subject(s): MUSIC & MUSICIANS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; PIANOS;

Such slender fingers
To call forth such sound:
To shout the roar of distant mountain streams;
To weave the filmy chiffon of gay dreams;
To guide one safely through the forest's hush
To where the marshes wander dank and lush
Out to the open sea,
There, by the ocean's pounding mystery
That swift white finges thunder through the room,
To suddenly grow silent and discreet
As when one wanders down a village street;
Then, running on again,
Like lively children
Just released from school,
Tripping away from watchfulness and rule,
Swifter and swifter those slim fingers fly
And lo, the practice hour has hurried by!



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