Lovely

WIND MUSIC
by Carl Johnson

I heard a symphony today.
There was no admission fee.
I stopped to hear the music play
Through the leaves from tree to tree.

The breeze began its violin,
Using a cottonwood as a bow.

Its soulful tune I heard begin
And carry ‘round the branches slow.

The steady wind gained in force.
Letting larger strings join in.
The volume increased, of course,
And I listened to a melody begin.

A gust across the grass played soft,
A humming, gentle whine,
Whirling the notes high aloft
In a lively tempo fine.

Stronger still blew the gale,
In deep symphonic movement.
I was listening to a god exhale
To the creative work’s improvement.

Lightning flashed and thunder rolled,
Cymbal clash and kettledrum boom,
In a crescendo moving to behold:
Music birthing from Nature’s womb.

When the clouds had cleared and the wind had stilled,
My spirit had been expanded.
My heart and mind remain gratefully thrilled
At the performance God had commanded.