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Sounds Of The Soul

This poem was basically inspired by my boyfriend, Matt, who plays an alto saxophone. One day at lunch he was playing a bit, and I just sat there listening, with a pad of paper and a pen close by. I had a feeling that I might get some inspiration for a poem, but it didn`t come that day. Then maybe a week later, I was walking to school (nice sunny, warm day), and it started forming in my head. So I grab my pad of paper as soon as I get to school, and write it down.

This poem is dedicated to my dear boyfriend, Matt.



Music,
the pen of the soul.
Expressing emotions.

The low notes,
bad times in your life,
times of despair,
times of sadness and sorrow.

Quickly replaced by higher notes,
the good times in your life.
Times of laughter and fun.

Then the peaceful notes flow out,
the love in your life.
One of the most important things,
desperitely needed to survive in the world.

Put together,
music tells a great deal
about your emotions.
Music,
the sounds of the soul.

- Jen Marsh
©2001