Music Blend
The blend of notes creates
sound performed by various
instruments in an orchestra
The woodwinds produce
tone equated to smoothness
that merge with the
vibrations
of the strings
A pound of a timpani drum
resonates with piano’s keys
as arpeggios are played
up and down scales
in a way to produce harmony
All are under the command
of animated leader with baton
who uses hands to create beat
as he points to which section
will perform next
His body dances to the music
as instrumentalists perform
against a backdrop of a colorful
stained glass window fused
with auburn, green, blue, red
and yellow diamond shape
glass merged together
to create a picture of a
shepherd
holding a staff amongst his sheep
Yellow borders capture light
so the window is a portrait
enhanced with the art of song
Covid Shenanigans
Nervous hands hover over
keyboard as my seven–year-old
granddaughter becomes
curious at what different
keys on her computer
do when pressed
Unable to focus on her teacher
during remote learning, Bella
prefers to “chat” with her
friends
While with me, I can curb
roving fingers but when
she is in a program at school
the distraction of her
messages
in the “chat box” creates a
problem
leading to being expelled
Her gracious instructor
allows
her to return if she promises
to stop, even when a repeat
offense occurs
For a time, everything
appears
calm until I receive notice
Bella is kicked out of her
class
again
This time for using a share
button on the screen
and taking over as host
from the teacher
The principal advises
one more incident
will be grounds to release
her from the program
and send her back home
to learn
My husband moans
What will Bella try next?
What is next?
Why focus on what is next
when it is not here now
I can learn from the past
which lies along the side
of my life knowing
it can’t be relived
Slowly, I breathe in and out
to relax while I allow
my future to take care
of itself. I seek the light
in the beauty of today
and live in the present
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