The German folk song we know as Wooden Heart in the United States, played on pentatonic 7-string lyre with Pickaso Guitar Bow, then plucked.
Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5
16-string solid body lyre
Monthly Archives: April 2026
#LyrePoem Brownie Mix
There’s nothing like a brownie mix,
Especially when you are sick!
It’s hard to taste… It’s hard to smell…
But brownies get you feeling well!
And if they’re chocolate, all the better!
Soon you won’t be under the weather.
They’re quick to make and quick to eat.
Admitted: You deserve a treat!
There’s nothing like a brownie mix,
And then you have the bowl to lick!
Au Clair de la Lune on Lyres + Bow
This is an old French folk song, played first on 16-string solid body BJL lyre.
Pentatonic 7-string BJL lyre, both plucked and with Pickaso Guitar Bow.
Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5.
And my double strung arrangement played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
#LyrePoem Cinquain #4 Worry
Relax…
Worry cascades
Down and out… To the Earth…
Where it transforms into the Light
Of peace.
Forest Improv
Companion improv to
#LyrePoem Triolet #4 Flying Time
A-ticking, a-tocking flies time!
So seize the day; give it your best!
Don’t worry if it doesn’t rhyme.
A-ticking, a-tocking flies time!
You might have to stop on the dime,
Or fail when you’re facing a test…
A-ticking, a-tocking flies time!
So seize the day; give it your best!
Forest Mystery
Forest Mystery is a piece I wrote last year to try out the G minor melodic scale. From C tuning, tune all B strings to Bb and all F strings to F#. Enjoy it played on Lynda Lyre with nylon strings, as originally written.
19-string acoustic lyre. I really prefer this piece with steel strings.
16-string solid body lyre. Notice the modified left hand without the F#3.
And my double strung arrangement played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres. To me this is the most beautiful and mysterious of all.
#LyrePoem Haiku #4
I was once a tree
Now I am your instrument
Beauty scene and heard
When the Saints Come Marching In
16-string solid body lyre
And a fun double strung arrangement on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
#LyrePoem Rondelet #3 Blessed Mother Earth
Blessed Mother Earth,
I hear you crying out in pain.
Blessed Mother Earth,
You are my home, and since my birth
Your steadfast love is not in vain.
You keep me; may I do the same,
Blessed Mother Earth!
Mystical Strings 
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