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If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On

The notes, oh the notes that soared above The music to grab and hold the heart A rhythm carried by the winds of life Two things that cannot be keep apart So feed the soul with music then The sounds that bind us to each other Spoken with unbroken line and phrases Filling needs for self , for one another In time the music will have a softer tone But they belong together, hand and glove The melodies will linger in each memory Speaking softly..."If music be the food of love, play on.." "If music be the food of love, play on....." Shakespeare, from- The Tempest-

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Robert Lindley

Date: 5/23/2014 9:40:00 PM

Congrats on the win my friend!!

Barbara Gorelick
Date: 5/23/2014 9:52:00 PM

Glad to see you dropping by. Thanks for the encouragement..BG

Ivo Cos

Date: 5/21/2014 1:15:00 PM

This is terrific. Jolly good. Like the play " The Tempest". Thumbs Up!

Barbara Gorelick
Date: 5/21/2014 2:14:00 PM

Thank you Ivo, Thanks for the thumbs up! BG

Skat A

Date: 5/21/2014 9:49:00 AM

Barbara,, CONGRATS, on your awesome win......~SKAT~

Mark J. Halliday

Date: 5/16/2014 6:41:00 PM

This was very good. You might like my pieces Musicianship, Turning Chaos Into Harmony, and Trying To Find That Groove.

Barbara Gorelick
Date: 5/16/2014 7:43:00 PM

Ill check them out! Thank you..

Lori Lucas Mcclure

Date: 5/16/2014 7:25:00 AM

Awesome write! congratulations on your win! Lori

Barbara Gorelick
Date: 5/16/2014 7:44:00 PM

Thank you Lori..will try to become more familiar with your work. BG

Joyce Johnson

Date: 5/15/2014 10:22:00 PM

Music for the soul and food for the body. One is as necessary as the other. Great write and win. Love, Joyce

Elaine George

Date: 5/15/2014 9:33:00 PM

Tis the food of love and the sound of the soul. Well done, Barbara. Congrat's on your well deserved win. Lainie

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/15/2014 8:39:00 PM

wow, I reallly like this one. One of my favorites I've seen in this contest. Congrats, Barbara . I think it is because I love both food and music so much.

Frederic Parker

Date: 5/15/2014 7:14:00 PM

Barbara this poem moved like music, well done..congrats on your win

Paul Callus

Date: 5/2/2014 5:30:00 PM

Hi Barbara..your muse certainly made a welcome return, for this is gorgeous! As you say: "In time the music will have a softer tone" so very true..but the lingering memory is the all important link in the chain.