Tanka challenge 4/27/11

[gurdymonkey]

Above the bustle
Of hurrying passers by
I hear notes bending.
As I fumble for my fare
An old man plays his erhu.

Comments

[emma7926.livejournal.com]

Now I know what the mystery instrument is. :)

(This instrument is part of my daily "auditory roulette" - I never know if I am going to hear oboe, erhu, pan pipe, hammer dulcimer or something else as I reach the concourse level of the BART station.)

I think the same person is frequently at the Embarcadero and Montgomery BART stations.

I do not recall whether the instrument is Chinese or Japanese (but will google it shortly, now that I have a name for it).