All that matters

By Mike Hall, January 13, 2017

In an empty sanctuary
she began to play
slowly…reverently,
just her…her piano
and…her God

She could not see
the aging gentleman
kneeling in the shadows

What a pity she didn’t know
that her music soothed the man
Transported him from trials
and worries…and the stuff
best left unworried about

His eyes closed
as she continued to play

Breathing deeply,
a calm came over him
like morning clouds
hanging low over a mountain stream

How was it that the man
hadn’t noticed the breathing before
Must have just taken it for granted
like everyone else

In those sacred moments,
breathing and gratitude
we’re all that mattered
to the aging gentleman
so thankful for his God…
and the music played
by His lovely angel