Music

Whether you like rock or rap
Or classical or jazz,
Music is the equalizer
Everybody has.

Often we’ve heard quoted, “Music
Soothes the savage beast.”
Listening to music helps
Emotions get released.

Opera may make you cry
And hip hop make you dance;
Show tunes make you sing along
And some inspire romance.

Salsa music makes you move
And reggae makes you jive;
Marching music, so emphatic,
Shouts, “I am alive!”

We need sunshine, food and drink
And love to help sustain us,
But music is the magic
With the power to unchain us.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Ludden Avatar
July 7, 2012 at 5:58 PM
True...I'll take the opera (or the symphonies and concerti) Enjoyed, Ilene -Dean
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June 28, 2012 at 4:24 PM
Music was ALWAYS a part of my childhood... it gave me a voice to be able to sing in choral societies later in life. So, YES! music is part of my DNA. Talk about SMOOTH and SILKY! I can always rely on your cadence and rhyme, cornerstones of your poetic creativity, to which I say Y E S!!! Best wishes, Keith
Beck Avatar
June 27, 2012 at 2:40 PM
Hi Ilene, I want to soupmail you about poems ..... but you dont have the soupmail option for some reason.....if yo u soupmail me however, I will be able to reply....please soupmail me.....best wishes Syd
Neels Avatar
June 27, 2012 at 5:58 AM
Splendidly said Ilene :) thank you for popping in on my side of the world.. Enjoyed your gem this afternoon :)
Hu Avatar
June 27, 2012 at 5:00 AM
absolutely true.Music portray emotions in various form.sweet write
Andresen Avatar
June 27, 2012 at 4:56 AM
So true Ilene - music is magic, released, romantic and can make you cry. - Lovely written, thank you. - Have a lovely day. - oxox Anne-Lise
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