51

From the breath of life

Shaped by fingers and tongue

Into joy and sorrow.

(R. Nolan Taylor)

52

My heart is trapped

Mute and alone within me

Whistling gives it voice.

(R. Nolan Taylor)

53

All of my sorrow

All of my hope, joy, and dreams

Freed through my whistle

(R. Nolan Taylor)

54

Bright ringing notes.

Emotion born as sound from

Metal and plastic.

(R. Nolan Taylor)

55

Six holes in a shaft

Arrayed beneath the fipple

Simple perfection

(R. Nolan Taylor)

56

Brass chrome or plastic

Price tag is unimportant.

The music is all.

(R. Nolan Taylor)

57

Long hours of practice

On Susatos and Soodlums.

My fingers are numb.

(R. Nolan Taylor)

58

Soaring notes take flight

Set free from beneath fingers

Invisible birds.

(R. Nolan Taylor)

59

Shamrock or Thistle

Up the hill and over Dale

Wisely plays whistle

(Donn Kras)

60

Sweet sound so simple

Sails for souls soaring skyward

Skyward by fipple

(Donn Kras)

61

Fipple fanatic:

Flageolet fortuity

Or fatuity?

(Donn Kras)

62

O new tinwhistle,

With flute-like tones echoing,

Be my muse once more.

(Tara Young)

63

Driving with my knees

Lips and tongue caress Clarke D--

I end up in Opp.

(E. Finn--Opp is a small town in Alabama)

64

Soft, the whistle plays

Sweetly, slowly, hauntingly

A tune for our ears.

(Patti O'Neil)

65

Smell of brass and stout

Tongue tastes Guinness on fipple

Sunday night seisiun

(R. Nolan Taylor)

66

Spring breeze from the west

Whistle notes amongst trees

Cherry blossom snow

(R. Nolan Taylor)

67

The Irish Whistle

Some wonderful sounds from such

A small instrument

(Sean O'Malley)

68

The Irish Whistle

Who knew something so simple

Could play so nicely?

(Sean O'Malley)

69

G Generation

To the accompaniment

Of stray dogs yapping

(anonymous)

70

Nickel Muezzin

Fippling from minaret

Al'lah Akhbar

(anonymous)

71

What's "anonymous"

scared of? Retaliation?

Shaming his family?

(Editor)

72

the song of my soul

soaring up to the heavens

I'm whistling low....

(Ralph Cook)

73

My new whistle shrieks

like a lovesick gull, Yikes, I

must practice some more

(Sarah Walker)

74

a long metal shaft

and a polymer fipple--

moist interior

(Dale Wisely)

75

The wind blowing through

Fingers dance to the mind's tune

And the feet respond

(Michael Hogan)

76

Copeland whistle wait

"I'll ship it out tomorrow."

Oh, oh the horror

(Michael Hogan)

77

Tapered metal beast

Hissing like a cheap kettle

It must be a Clarke.

(Les Smith &/or Marg FitzPatrick)

78

The air sings to me,

Small, sweet snatches of heaven.

I am my whistle.

(E. Anderson)

79

Poised Focused Attack

Rambunctious Impatient Light

The sneeze of a cat.

(B. McGehee)

80

You play 'til you're proud

and then someone ruins it!

That Davy Spillane!!

(Dale Wisely)

81

In the night garden

A long, low whistle lament

Flowers hear music

(Dale Wisely)

82

Haunting melodies

escaping through my fingers,

to be exorcised.

(Mike Olson)

83

A calm Summer's night.

River dancing thru my soul.

Whistling at the moon.

(Steve Wallick)

84

Mountain plays the pipe.

Tune borne up on eagle's wings.

Song of the ages.

(Steve Wallick)

85

Music in my soul

A whistle touches my heart.

Music on the run.

(Steve Wallick)

86

Clarke C or Clarke D.

As the song beats within me.

Which one will it be?

(Steve Wallick)

87

little tin Clarke C

shiny surface, raspy sound

fits into my ear

(Hugh Ryan)

88

My Poor fingers trip,

while Spillane calls distantly

down a very long road

(Mike Olson)

89

Cool tin on one lip,

smooth wood on the other one

it must be a Clarke.

(Mike Olson)

90

Hmmm, Lord of the Dance?

Michael Flatley is a whore.

Put your shirt back on.

(Jack G)

91

Much cheaper than pipes

But almost as annoying

Make mine in Bb

(John W. Keating III

(keating@jagunet.com)

92

Driving down the road

Miata weaving wildly

What am I playing?

(John W. Keating III

(keating@jagunet.com)