Things happen in life. Let me rephrase that: things happen in life both gradually and all at once. It’s been a long time since I’ve posted on here; is been a long time since I’ve really had time (I still don’t, really). There was some combination of events, circumstances, and interactions that struck a note deep in my mind… It was like hearing a melody you have not heard since childhood; like the smell that haunts your memory of one of your old haunts; it was like seeing an old picture, and remembering everything like it happened today… So, without further ado, here is a poem that tells the truth:
A Note was Struck
A note was struck
Deep in my heart:
A beautiful sound;
A distant spark.
The note rang forth
In the depths of my mind,
Shaking the dust
Off my dusty old rhymes.
The gears did start
Their clunking again;
Each cog a part
That will portend.
Belts and pulleys
All spin and race
As ash and steam
Elucidate.
A pipe explodes!
The metal grates!
What once was cold
Is now ablaze!
No stopping now,
This steampunk mind;
The engine growls
With life and light.
Idley it sat
For far too long;
Cranked up at
The tune of a song!
A smell, a taste,
A sound and place:
Melody-laced
Life and faith!
With Christ in front,
Though danger’s about,
The ride is rough,
But faith resounds.