Beethoven #6

Joy in nature overwhelms daily worries music

Awakening to the shout of the sun

Animals scurry in the underbrush

As I step out, barefooted, into the damp grass.

 

Alive and blood coursing

Through my veins, I am

Astonished at how fresh I feel.

All aglow with red cheeks shining

 

And now I hesitate as

My memory fills with all the cares I carry

But the birdsong is too much for me

And I begin to hum along with them.

A lone human voice

Joining the concert that is Nature

In all its delight and wonder.

 

Why should I burden this beautiful dawn

With all that so often weighs on me?               

The joy of the day is greater than

Anything that we contrive

To distract us from the music of the firmament.

The eager embrace of the warm sun

And the anticipation of the possibility of

All that is to come.

 

I dance to the possible

To the unknown and unforeseen, whatever it may be.

To live is to see with constant wonder

What we never knew could be.

Author's Note

All thoughts are welcomed