The Song
Did you hear it?
What, the song thrush here,
And in the tree the blue tit?
Yes, but did you hear the dog bark?
I heard a dog howling
Last night in the dark.
Was it joined with sounds of cricket on the green?
Only now you mention it,
The crack of ball on bat,
I hear but haven’t seen.
Was there a piano accompanying all those too?
I didn’t catch the music’s voice,
Not as well as you.
You didn’t hear the harmony,
The voices all as one,
The orchestra of all those sounds
With single voice of none?
I heard it here this afternoon,
One voice sang through them all,
Collecting all the sounds of life,
Into one vibrant call.
Copyright ©2003 Tony Crisp
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I wrote this poem after a two days meditation course. It was an attempt to express what I experienced.
Just a test to see how one can see the replies.