Sounds in the Key of Life

I look to the sky
I look to their smiles
But what I hear is the melody of existence.

I once blinded myself, just so I could listen
Listen so that I could see
See more than the horizon cradling the descending sun
but hear the crickets lull it to slumber

The gentle tapping of their feet
showed me their ages of impatience

The gentle sighs from their mouths
told me their deepest woes

And so I listened to life
Life that He created with not just eyes but ears

And so I listen.
People laugh
People cry
And so they echo

People live
and People die

The rhythm of life.

Addendum 17 March 2009:

This blog started as a place to store all the songs that hit me. Songs that I felt had some deep resonance with whatever I was going through. Songs that I felt were pointing at the direction I was hoping to go. Songs that took me somewhere else.

However, as time wore on I realized that it may be somewhat selfish of me to hoard this music to myself. Maybe it was because I doubted people would relate to this music or fail to see the significance that I saw. But that's just me wanting everyone to view things through my lenses.

So whether you are an avid music fan or someone who just happened to stumble onto this site, I welcome you and invite you to browse through the musical selection archived on this blog. I will try my best to not be biased and neglect certain genres of music but all lives have their own preferences and tastes. I will also be realistic and say that you may not empathize with or relate to my musical choice. But it can't hurt to hope that it will help you somehow to listen to your own life. ~DP~