SING

What else can we  do but sing?

when snow covers the ground
and the world is at a standstill
let our  voices ring

ring of cheer, ring of laughter
even if they be a dream
we can make them  real
if we just sing

sing of our aches
until they break
sing until our voices tire
and our bodies fall sleep

Be like the sparrows 
flitting and chirping 
in whatever seasons brings

sing! sing!
let not the gray silence win
over your heart, over your soul
let your good cheer  ring

sing of the weather
sing on the shower 
sing by the fire
sing of your desire

sing! sing even as you read and think
Sing as you toast this day, then drink
Yes, sing! Sing and be merry while 

(I write this sitting on the kitchen sink*.)

*from  I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

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A response to DVERSE Poets’ PUB’s Poetics Tuesdays prompt, Beginnings are Endings. For this prompt, one is asked to use one of the quoted opening lines as the ending of the response poem. Here, I used the line “I write this sitting on the kitchen sink” from I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith.

The pictures were taken at the local Rennaisance Faire from many years ago.

Thank you for coming by and reading. Be happy, sing and chase those blues away.