Music of Days

Avoid crooning cats and whistling horses.

They soothe their ears, not yours.

Find your own songs amid

oversized hats with broad brims.

You’ll grow into them all too soon.

Use whatever comes:

early winter rain,

chance flirtations,

stiffness in hips and hands,

even strawberry pie.

There’s no end to the music of days.

Simply grow receiving ears

so your tunes hum you

as tones and overtones,

in the sounding board

of each cell.