Poetry and Fiction –
Just “One Word” Away (Music)
Creating Poetry and/or Fiction is just “one word” away. One word
becomes one idea, becomes one sentence, becomes one poem, becomes one story.
You get to choose one special word, and allow the magic to happen. The power
behind “one word” will prove magnificent. Just “one word” will breathe life
into your poetry and place your fiction on the wondrous road of make believe. Just
“one word” will lead your poetry and fiction into the hearts and minds of
readers around the world. Remember, however, that it all must start from just
“one word”. Today my one word is “Music”.
MUSIC
One day I saw an elderly gentleman
with a long grey beard, wearing a black woolen hat and a long black coat,
standing on a cold New York street corner in the dead of winter. He was holding
up a sign that read, “Learn a New Language in One Minute.” I watched as
children and adults alike, gathered around him, and braved the wicked weather
out of curiosity. The man was a musician, and he began to play his accordion.
People hummed along, listened to his melodies, and danced to the rhythm. When
someone finally asked him about his sign, he replied, “You have just learned a
new language…the Universal Language of ‘Music’. When you hummed along, you spoke
the Language of ‘Music’. When you listened, you heard the Language of ‘Music’,
and when you danced to the rhythm, you felt the Language of ‘Music’. You have
just learned a new language in one minute, as I promised. So spread the word to
one and all and invite them to this street corner; and simply enjoy knowing
that you can now speak a new language. The best part of it all is that you and
the rest of the world were born, already knowing this language. Today you
learned how to use it.”
- A little fiction that started from just “one
word” – MUSIC!
MUSIC
I learned a new
Language on this special day
A Universal
Language that brightened the way
It came in the
form of Sounds and Music
It developed
into the Grandest Melodies
It grew into the
Greatest Harmonies
And treated the World
to the Sweetest Symphonies
The people spoke it with a hum and a song
The people heard it with listening ears
The people felt it through rhythm and dance
The people understood it through a shared romance
From the US to
Europe
From the East to
the West
From the North
to the South
From the Seas to
the Seas
From Continent
to Continent
From City to
City
From Country to
Country…
And every child born,
had the Language within
The adults made
the Sounds play outward and spin
While the world
spoke the language of the Nations’ kin…
-
Let The Universal Language of Music begin!
