Ritenuto

vibrato; it bends and bows
into cacophonies of sound,
chilling; all at once
the notes bounce and echo
over and over and suddenly
ritenuto
it is calm
and silence falls all around
♠ ♠ ♠
prompt: write a poem where each line starts with a letter from your first name. it can be about anything, but it should not be about you or your name.