A Poem For Today - In Harsh Times

[KEN DICKINSON]

In Harsh Times

I know, music alone
will not save us. But tonight
when my daughter played
the song we both love,
we smiled at each other,
all giddy and warm,
and some shriveled
part of me revived.
It was like those seeds
in the desert that wait years
to germinate—all they need
is one good rain.
That’s what a song can do.
Remind us our hope
is merely dormant, not dead.
Who could blame me, then,
for wanting to bring a song
to the whole thirsty world,
a song that soaks into
our parched hearts,
stunning us with just how fast
even the harshest world
can transform.

Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer 

[Kurt Heyl]

Yes, a song can do it!

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[Isabel Torres-Carrilho]

"...stunning us with just how fast

even the harshest world
can transform."

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