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The Beat at Heart
From fossil days as woman nursed
man's tribe, their heartbeat's music served
to soothe wild breasts, till beats could wend
round minds with seashell sounds, thus penned,
man learned from woman's heart his verse.
And man beat out rhythm in lilted words
to protect the tribe, protect the herds,
chanted magic across valleys and glens
desert, ice, the mountains, seas, the fens
and hymned thanks for meat, skins and furs...
Our beats gained freedom of the birds
soared, trilled, flew till all world's heard,
we have made chanted music our friend,
as crooned words to our heaven, ascend,
sometimes soothed, sometimes stirred...
And you can hear us, still, in the wind, the trees
And murmurings of, honey bees...
man's tribe, their heartbeat's music served
to soothe wild breasts, till beats could wend
round minds with seashell sounds, thus penned,
man learned from woman's heart his verse.
And man beat out rhythm in lilted words
to protect the tribe, protect the herds,
chanted magic across valleys and glens
desert, ice, the mountains, seas, the fens
and hymned thanks for meat, skins and furs...
Our beats gained freedom of the birds
soared, trilled, flew till all world's heard,
we have made chanted music our friend,
as crooned words to our heaven, ascend,
sometimes soothed, sometimes stirred...
And you can hear us, still, in the wind, the trees
And murmurings of, honey bees...
Published 26th Aug 2023
Author's Note
It is about origins of rhyme. My view.
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30th Aug 2023 00:30am
What I enjoyed about this was a quote it reminded me of:
Each person has a song….
“Each person who ever was or is or will be has a song. It isn’t a song that anybody else wrote. It has its own melody, it has its own words. Very few people get to sing their song. Most of us fear that we cannot do it justice with our voices, or that our words are too foolish or too honest, or too odd. So people live their song instead.” ~ Neil Gaiman
I love the historic feel of it as well. Throughout time what has persevered. What will not if we do not take care.
Each person has a song….
“Each person who ever was or is or will be has a song. It isn’t a song that anybody else wrote. It has its own melody, it has its own words. Very few people get to sing their song. Most of us fear that we cannot do it justice with our voices, or that our words are too foolish or too honest, or too odd. So people live their song instead.” ~ Neil Gaiman
I love the historic feel of it as well. Throughout time what has persevered. What will not if we do not take care.
30th Aug 2023 00:53am
I thank you kindly for that.
And, like the quote, I do live my song, in my writes. I do love rhyme.
Some of my songs view prehistory through rose tinted glasses. When I'm not singing my view is different, of course.
Thank you for the visit and comment Ahavati. A pleasure and honour.
And, like the quote, I do live my song, in my writes. I do love rhyme.
Some of my songs view prehistory through rose tinted glasses. When I'm not singing my view is different, of course.
Thank you for the visit and comment Ahavati. A pleasure and honour.
