ONE WORD contest entry

In 2014 teachers were challenged to express their feelings about Let's Play Music,

centering on One Word.

Here is my entry.

 

The world can be a scary place,

A song in minor key,

But when it’s Let’s Play Music time

I suddenly break free. 

And when that red balloon floats up

I feel my spirit soar,

Or with a silly turtle dance,

I laugh, and wait for more. 

So even though I now beat time

With genies and monsters galore,

They don’t scare me: I only see

The end we’re waiting for: 

That final great recital day

When fears are set aside,

And young composers take a bow

With confidence and pride. 

Then off they go, they know their chords,

The yellows, blues, and reds,

And even when there is no sound

There’s music in their heads. 

And when life brings its troubles by

Perhaps they will recall

The happy sounds of harmony

To  cushion every fall. 

So with my friendly Echo Pal

I have ONE WORD for you:

The word is JOY; it’s mine; it’s yours;

And all the children’s too.

 

By Ann Cue