Voices

When cover of a book teases us to pry Courted we're by sound of their voices: Writers, creators, poets, and scholars-- Inviting us to virtues of wisdom inside. If we can hear the sound of galleries And the renaissance of cultural history Wowed by music, sculptures, and paintings We are attuned to the voices of artists. When strings strum atop a music box Cadence that moves us is voice of guitar, Singer then bends the voice of lyrics As we respond to the rhythm of music. Emotions rile in disharmonious voices Uttered by traffic, streets, and buildings Contrasting soft tunes of rustling leaves And whispered voices of whistling winds. Voices are poems, feelings, and smiles Tears and fears or trumpets of joy; Sopranos singing of victories and defeats, Agents of goodwill or messengers of cries. December 3, 2018 Placed first in Voices poetry contest by Silent One Placed first in February 2019, week 3 contest by Brian Strand