Songs of the Heart

Some people listen to music with an analytical ear

And comment from a technical perspective.

Others know all the artists and details of each career,

Recalling personal challenges and awards they received.

I, myself, don’t give much thought to such minutia.

For me the pleasure is in the feeling and the thrill.

I have little interest in arrangement or other details;

The pure exhilaration of the moment is all that counts.

When I hear the sound and feel the beat it starts,

And suddenly I get carried away in emotion.

To hell with analysis or other details!

Just let me go with the flow of the rhythm and sound.

The feelings run through my veins into my heart.

I leap to the beat and sing from the depths of my soul.

James Middleton

November 18, 2014