hachig

listening to only
the armenian
offerings
    shivali over
    and again 
    your govand
    and daldala
our kiughagan
noble peasantry
these natural ayres
these highland airs
centered and 
grounded, rooted
in an idyllic past that 
only music keeps 
best alive

and now...
your essence 
your best
a soft lament
a taksim 
timeless in
timelessness
carrying us
to our lost lands
on your reedy breaths
almost covering 
the holes 
in our hearts
our livers and
our collective
souls