Wind Chimes Of My Heart

They ringed and dinged
When grabbed by the breeze
But oh how they clinged
To the limbs of the trees

As a young mother
the music soothed my soul
Their sunshine and laughter
Filled my aching heart’s hole

Barefoot children ran rampant
Under a hot summer sun
I tucked them into a heavenly slumber
When each day was done

They’d awake again to climb
The scales of my affection
The chimes would echo my heart
Upon a mirrored reflection

It was a dance of innocent love
A timeless melody of devotion
A gathering of crystal stars
Our lives were poetry in motion

Home base is anchored
Tubes randomly swing
And I am the force
From which their lives spring

I am learning to let go and flow
With the growing up of my chimes
As they continue to drift and shift
Through the changing of our times

This sweet chaotic concert of life
Has faded the softness of my lullabye
I must have music in my world
With none at all, I’d sooner die