Music

Music

Most good music is not instantaneous,
Except in the gurgle and guu of a baby,
Or in the laugh of a child.
The rest needs time to develop.

The instrument needs to be made
By artists, who through many
Years of experience have improved
Upon their art.

The instrument needs time to age,
To settle in,
To collect the good things of the world,
Along with the bad things,
The happy things,
The sad things,
The ugly and the beautiful things.
This is done through use and practice.

The music needs to be composed,
Written and found by those who
Compose, write and find music.
They need time to find how to
Feel the music in the ether
To pull out what is theirs
And then to share it with others.

For some it comes faster then
They can write the notes on paper.
Others it is a slow and tedious process.
But, it all takes time.

Musicians need time to
Learn how to play their instruments.
Practice time, and lesson time.
The musicians need time to
Become one with their instrument,
To find all the emotions, the joys, the sorrows
The triumphs and tragedies
Which are stored in the instrument.

The musician needs time to
Collect the good things of the world,
Along with the bad things,
The happy things,
The sad things,
The ugly and the beautiful things.

That way when the instrument and the musician
Start to become one, they can relate to each other.
They inspire one another.

Most good music is not instantaneous,
Except in the gurgle and guu of a baby,
Or in the laugh of a child.

Spring 2006- 28 September 2007.
Larry T. Hollist