So Glad To Hear

 

 

 

 

                                                  I cannot imagine a world without sound 

Where clang and clatter and music abound

To see all from side to side, up and down

Yet, hear nothing, nothing at all

To never  experience a mockingbirds song

Or a cardinals cheering all day long

The mournful whippoorwill when day is done

The roar of water o'er the falls 

 

Imagine not hearing the cacophony

Of city streets with cars and people as far as you see

The basketball cry of "He hit a THREE!"

Or the announcers 'TOUCHDOWN!!" call

 

To not hear the blended chorus of a hymn

The music in the pines caused by the wind 

A spattering rain on a roof of tin

Or the rustle of leaves in the Fall

I think of children's laughter and the joy it brings

An orchestra of brass and reeds, and drums and strings

Thunders mighty roar after fiery lightnings

But for some its silence... only silence is all

Thank you so much, Lord, for the gift to hear

Every voice, every sound falling upon my ears

Of all thy gifts it has become so clear 

That hearing may be the most precious of them all

KL Dennie 2021