praising is what matters
gratitude is what matters more
imagine experiencing awesome beauty and wonder
no sunsets or mountains required
possible in a locked room
even prostrate in a hospital bed
no one can take it away from you
and when the finger tips no longer work
it's all between the ears
dazzling in the mind
needed... a classical musical education
from a very early age
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
Deo Gratias
Written for Earthweal
When I worked in long-term care I encountered a lady who was in late-stage dementia, but she could still play the piano beautifully. We always put classical music on for her when it was time for her to go to sleep. There was another lady who used to be a conductor and she was conducting the music that the rest of us couldn't hear as she loosed her ties to this world. Music is one of those things that stays with us.
ReplyDeleteIndeed it does. Thank you for an interesting reponse
DeleteAll creation hears that music because they are that music. Only we forget, terribly. As poets, we praise the world with the fine music inside words - weaving them in sheets of song. Praising is what matters!
ReplyDeleteSuch gifts are what truly matters: those which can never be taken from us.
ReplyDeleteA great write!
ReplyDeleteMusic needs no explanation.
ReplyDeleteIt is all possible, even in a locked room. Reminds me of Emily Dickenson who never ventured far from her home, yet wrote of worldly things. The dazzle in our mind!
ReplyDeleteThis one sings to my heart! Every bit of it true. For me is audiobooks (while in the hospital) and my husband at the piano (when I'm ill and get to stay home). Nothing can take wonder from us, not if we embrace it with all our hearts. Thank you, thank you, thank you... and then some!
ReplyDeleteI listened and watched the pianist for awhile first before reading and as I watched his recital, seeing his eyes closed as he played you can see how he played from emotion and feeling. And as a pianist I can attest to how we can play from somewhere inside and escape from wherever we are. So when we can no longer play we can still hear and find ourselves transported elsewhere. I totally understand the gratitude that you express.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rall.
ReplyDeleteMusic stays with us.
i am in my 60's and still listening to rock, and discovering new bands to listen to. Good music is good music, and we are thankful for it.
The symphonies that play within ones heart!
ReplyDeleteI love this!
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