Music Together

2015-07-01

[quote style=”boxed”]Here’s one that I wish we had published, since it speaks to me as a singer and in my work for the CLF—so many precious times with CLF members, colleagues and friends. —LD[/quote]

I remember there were times
when the flow of notes
we played together
hung shimmering in the air,
and no one of us was playing
just one part, but all of them.
In those moments we gazed
at each other, tender, entranced,
letting the music spill
into memory.
I wanted to hold onto the magic, play
so well
that it happened every time.
But no amount of practice
can teach us
to hold flowing water in our hands.

From Admire the Moon: Meditations by Mary Wellemeyer. Published by Skinner House Books in 2005.