My Heart

  I am like the violin,
  full of melancholy and sorrow.
   
  But
  I am like the flute,
  the piccolo,
   
  and the hobbit:
   
  suddenly light-hearted
  and full of mirth.
   
  Spontaneous laughter breaks forth
  and my heart dances,
   
  fairy light.
   
   
  I am also like the Elves:
  eternal wise and of Autumnal hues.
   
  Green, brown, and gold.
   
  For, though eternal,
  my time in this land
   
  is not forever.
   
  Yes,
   
  my heart is most
  like the Elves.  

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