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 11 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Pete

11 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 11 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Pete

11 Months Ago

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

11 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..