“Dead Man’s Fingers” and the “Devil’s Trill”
Creeping up from dead wood,
the grey digits warn of a buried
hand, powdery and small,
but frightening in their semblance
to the real thing. Someone brave
and inquisitive put these spores
to work, hollowing out the ribs
of a violin to a delicate balance,
until the “Devil’s Trill” sounds altogether
too convincing…
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How wonderfully creepy! Very apropos, given the subject. 🙂