Hum, When You Can't Remember The Words

Hum, When You Can't Remember The Words

A Poem by Pete
"

Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent, - Thoreau

"
Find Freedom “Singing God's Praises ...

you wrote the lyrics
breathing it into my soul
in perfect rhythm



© 2025 Pete


Author's Note

Pete
"Beauty and music are not mere traits and exceptions. They are the rule and character. It is the exception that we see and hear." - Thoreau

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The title made me recall "The words she knew, the tune she hummed". Words breathed into soul is a great way of putting this phenomenon. Tis the reason lyrics and tunes I heard 70 years ago are still with me.

Posted 8 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Pete

8 Months Ago

yes, the power of music is amazing and some songs stay with us. thanks for sharing the fine thought.. read more
If I can be so gratuitous with the privilege of interpreting (entirely personal)...
"In the beginning was The Word"

Posted 8 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Pete

8 Months Ago

... and the Word was with God, and the Word was God ...
Lara

8 Months Ago

Loving creator

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Added on May 13, 2025
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Pete
Pete

Boston, MA



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I love reading, writing, music, nature, God and feeling emotion, not necessarily in that order. To me, these things go hand in hand. My favorite writer is Henry David Thoreau. I think he was a geni.. more..