MUSIC OF THE SPHERES

BACKSTORY: Real Life, Not a Daydream

Longtime muse, music

Nourishes body and soul,

Soaring spirits fly.

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Flute playing sustains

Balancing sounds with silence

On the road or home.

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All the world’s a stage

Touring opportunities

Ever expanding . . .

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Venues may be small

Cozy cafes to grand halls

Formal Carnegie.

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Traveling the globe,

Destinations near and far

Nurture and enrich.

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Elephant ears flap

Cackling high-pitched hyenas

Bellowing hippos.

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Feathered listeners:

Zimbabwe riverside birds

Enchant with duets.

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Sonic offerings

Tin whistle, ocarina

Captivate, bewitch.

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Antarctic penguins–

An unlikely audience

Ignoring danger.

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Nervous naturalist

Requests cutting concert short

Birds of prey move on . . .

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ACTUAL DREAM: Intergalactic Music Tour

Moonlight not needed

Cocooning amidst soft light

Dreams eclipse real life.

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Tours re-imagined

During stillness of deep sleep

Senses awaken.

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Exploring new worlds

Latest platform: Outer Space

Planets, not countries . . .

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Foreign instruments

Creating music anew,

Forms and shapes unknown.

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No camera here

Cinematic splendor rules

Painting a picture.

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Friendly atmosphere

Music permeates the space

Smiling beings throng.

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Humanoids gather

Distant planets welcome sounds

With souls from afar.

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Intimate settings

Pubs become venues of choice,

Concert halls replaced.

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Foreign food and drink

Otherworldliness the norm

Sounds reverberate . . .

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No philosophy–

Relaxed and congenial

Music of the Spheres.

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-Iris Brooks