Thursday, February 11, 2010

Timely Decrescendo

Concerned with the current crescendo
That we seem to be working towards
Not so much disturbed by the climb, but the cliff!
The descent that comes afterward.

We've more than dynamics enough
To watch over and keep track of.
Let's stay in a melodic whimsy
Let's keep it as plain as we can
For our notes are fragile and flimsy
And only so much can withstand.

If we pay close attention to timing
And keep with the Conductor's hand
We need not distress o'er undue dissonance
Only wait for the harmonic blend.

Friday, February 5, 2010

In Time

The girl in the red coat and the red car
Never goes very far
Wind whipping through her scarf now and then
It smells reminiscent of people she's loved
and places she's been

She carries home with her in her head
and leans her heart into step
Branches a little farther, farther...
Sometimes forgets to turn her head toward the sun
But friends come along and show her
The battle is already won
and carry her on. farther, farther

She asks for joy. and craves truth
Searches for it the whole night through
When the morning comes, she feels weak
The day wears on and at its peak,
the sun is setting,
but un-forgetting.
If only she'd look back she'd find
the days of search spell years of found, in time.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Patience is a virtue. Do virtues follow timelines?

A girl asks God for an answer, searches after it, and after a week she is given one.
Another girl asks God for an answer, searches after it for a year, and then gives up.

Which one exhibited patience?