Music speaks to everyone. Adults and children alike find it inspiring and motivating. Some find it to be a worshipful experience. I hear songs from the past and can tell you where and when I listened to that music. Even babies love music and bounce along to the beat. This is my son and his friend getting into the music of the old 33 1/3 rpm records of the 70s!
Oil of Soul and Spirit
Music is the lubricant of my soul
The elixir of spirit
Lifting me up when I am low
Filling me with joy
Demanding my response
Tapping feet can’t be still
Expressions of feeling
Buried deep in my soul
Smooth as silk lubricating every nerve
Stored on that other side of my brain
Coming forth like bird or roar
Taking me back to a place and time
When first planted in my mind
When the tongue is tight
Words are halting
The elixir of spirit loosens it all
Giving voice to the mute
Releasing joy breathing
Beautiful melodies of spirit and fire
Rising from the depths of my heart
Music is the lubricant of my soul
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Photo: Dwight L. Roth
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