Circle of Life

God controls when the music stops.  
A chair is taken away and an important person in my life is taken out.  
As life continues, the music changes and I change with it.  
With each chair moving, the tempo and mood of the music changes, but God is there.
Important chunks of who I am change or are ripped away.
However, there is hope in the music, and God is there.
New people enter the game and the circle expands again.
There are more changes to the music, and again God is there.
Yet, I am still circling through life.
Until the day the music stops again and grief crashes down again or God takes me home.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Mckeithan Avatar
January 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Excellent poem. I like the way you compare life and death to musical chairs. Interesting. He is in control
Hassall Avatar
January 20, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Thank you, Oliver! Yes, he is!
Jones Avatar
January 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I love the way you put this together. God does control when the music stops and I love how you use music to convey life. This should do well in the contest! Good luck!
Hassall Avatar
January 20, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I am a violinist, Karen. So music is a big part of my life and it does come out in my poetry! Thank you for your kind words!
Rodrigues Avatar
January 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Interesting to think of musical chairs…we begin with the first family we know…seats empty, yet over time they are filled…sometimes the group of chairs is small and sometimes grand. I think of my mom’s things still in her closet, on her dresser, everywhere in “Dad’s house.” Signs of her everywhere…and then I look at my things and one day they won’t belong to me anymore. I wait for treasures of heaven to explore. Hugs.
Hassall Avatar
January 20, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Thank you, Kim!
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