Too Much Noise

Too Much Noise

This world is full of so much noise
It’s intended to drown out his voice

He’s a soft-spoken one that’s clear to me
But he’s given us all the choice

Those in the city wherever they look
See the things that bring glory to men

They pump up their arms, they say we‘re the way
The sword is mightier than the pen

Tarmac and steel, it’s all so unreal
They’ve covered his work in concrete

You can’t see the sun or the moon anymore
We suffocate the earth under our feet

If you just get away from all that traffic
Fill your lungs with some clean air

You’ll find he has so much to say
When he finds a listening ear

The waves of the sea, the clear mountain spring
They’re helping you with thinking

They’re guiding you and protecting you
To what you should or shouldn’t be drinking

If you drink from the sea you’re never refreshed
If you keep on they say you go mad

Just one glass from that mountain spring
Is all it takes to make one glad

You’ll feel better too, see things anew
The picture will get ever clearer

As you drink from that spring, it can’t help but bring
Its source ever nearer and dearer.

A.Jarvis Circa 2008
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Kinch  Avatar
February 19, 2017 at 2:19 AM
Oh my....this is wonderful. Give me peace in the country away from the hustle and bustle of the city rat race always. Definitely a 7
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