Mar 2018
How can the same sounds
at once
make my heart light
and my soul heavy
Tears forming
from both
power like none other
to move to tearful smiles
and smiles through tears
Strokes of
tenderness
creating the illusion
of floating
yet deep and weighty
Magic or
largess unknown
to those of us
who can only
listen in awe
Wishing another
chance in life
to discover how
to create
music
at once
make my heart light
and my soul heavy
Tears forming
from both
power like none other
to move to tearful smiles
and smiles through tears
Strokes of
tenderness
creating the illusion
of floating
yet deep and weighty
Magic or
largess unknown
to those of us
who can only
listen in awe
Wishing another
chance in life
to discover how
to create
music
Upon hearing "Tally's Lullaby"; Karen Marie Garrett on piano, accompanied by cello!
As a child I ached to learn the piano. My parents couldn't afford lessons, but when I was 12, my Christmas gift was 6 months of piano lessons. I loved it and cried inside when I heard classmates complain about *having* to take piano. I always wished I had been able to start younger and to continue. Part of the powerful emotions evoked by this (and other) music stems from that regret.
As a child I ached to learn the piano. My parents couldn't afford lessons, but when I was 12, my Christmas gift was 6 months of piano lessons. I loved it and cried inside when I heard classmates complain about *having* to take piano. I always wished I had been able to start younger and to continue. Part of the powerful emotions evoked by this (and other) music stems from that regret.
