Possession Is Nine Tenths of The Law

Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it. - Thoreau

Palette with which Vincent Van Gogh

painted 'Marguerite Gachet at the Piano'

in 1890

grander than grand

since time began

in sprints and marathons

music reaches out and takes hold of us

convincing us

affirming us

owning us

saving us

assuring us thus

in dark, cobwebbed recesses

in well-lit places with all that it takes and possesses

in ways that nothing else can

hypnotizing

mesmerizing

baptizing

speaking in tongues

to me, you and everyone

as we join in with the band

leaving us no choice but to hum along, be touched and understand

Author's Note

"My body was the organ and channel of melody, as a flute is of the music that is breathed through it. My flesh sounded and vibrated still to the strain, and my nerves were the chords of the lyre." - Thoreau