Hoofs of Pegasus

<p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_51" id="Page_51">[Pg 51]</SPAN></span></p> <h2>TEMPO</h2> <div class="poetry-container"><div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i0"><span class="bigfont">M</span>Y body could play delicate tunes,</span> <span class="i0">Music exquisite and thin,</span> <span class="i0">But I must keep it in its case</span> <span class="i0">Like a violin.</span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">A Scherzo prances in my blood,</span> <span class="i0">Mercurial and quick;</span> <span class="i0">I pirouette—the box snaps tight</span> <span class="i0">With a malicious click.</span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">A Saraband is not for me,</span> <span class="i0">It makes the varnish crack.</span> <span class="i0">I must play a grave, grave tune</span> <span class="i0">Slow and elegiac!</span></div> </div></div> <hr class="chap" /> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />