A Resonant Note

I slipped indoors from the sidewalk and marched straight toward the corner of the living room. An acoustic guitar rested low on its padded floor stand. The polished timber body offered a splendid wide deck! I stepped onto the curved spruce top and planted my boots beside the dark, circular soundhole. Six gleaming bronze strings stretched across the opening like suspension bridge cables. Naturally, I leaned down and caught the thickest wire with both gloved hands. One decisive tug upward! Thrum-m-m! A deep, mellow note echoed right through the hollow body, sending a marvelous vibration humming up through the soles of my boots. A grand evening cadence!