Contributor Series 9: If Men Had Ears, A Still Small Voice

Contributor Series 9: If Men Had Ears
A Still Small Voice
By Ray Brown

The artist's melody infused the room.
Embraced the audience.
A violin, a cello, a flute,
a fine-tuned piano.

I held her hand
spoke to her in a still, small voice.
Like a bow to the strings of a violin,
it resonated.

Quiet words fashioned—whiffed softly through the night air
tenderly touch the soul
warm the heart.

As we left the chamber hall
I kept this instrument—
a subtle timbre now stirs finer words
no assertive boisterous clamor,
grandiose gesture or performance.
No cymbals or drums.
A subtle melody of human understanding.

I am glad I found this still, small voice.


Ray Brown's most recent poem here was Reminiscence and Return (March 2011).

Posted by Annmarie at 6/22/2011 11:57 PM
Categories: today's words, Contributor Series 9
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