Now and then, I like to participate in Lisa Jo’s Friday link-up in which she asks us to write for just five minutes on a word she provides.
I would do this every Friday but you know. Life happens. Sometimes I think it would be just awesome to hole myself up and write all day but then I would run out of things to write about because living life is my inspiration.
Today’s word is “song”. . .
So I will start:
The new song of summer reverberates through the walls of our home. Giggles from two young boys running through the sprinkler. The slurp of a cherry popsicle emerges from my girl. Our first “BFF” – Big Fat Fly, buzzes through the air. Questions like “Mama can we do water balloons?” and “When does the pool open?” pepper my dinner-making and I breathe deep and relish the songs of summers past.
The squeal of anxious tires, circling as I ride my banana seat bike downtown to check-out more books to read for the summer reading program.
The splash of water as I jump into Meemo’s pool to retrieve the plastic cow in the deep-end.
The 90’s music on our “ghetto blaster” by the lake during the lazy days of high school summers.
The frantic “I have to get to work” after a long night during those college years.
The sobs of a summer spent in grief.
The song of excitement and a reawakening as a new love enters the scene a year later.
Three summers of babies crying and giggling.
The composer of this song, He’s better than Beethoven. Bach. Tchaikovsky.
He understands a good musical score peppers the sweet and dramatic into one perfect melody.
So I breathe the summer song and trust the great composer.
What do you hear in your song today?
Join the others over at Lisa-Jo’s? You’ll be so glad you did!
Beautifully written! I was taken back to some of my summer and oh what a joy it is to walk down memory lane. Thank you for sharing! Bless you!
Such a cool collection of songs! I am intrigued by all the ways you have experienced song. I can relate to so many of your life’s melodies. Beautiful! Keep writing! Stopping by via Five Minute Friday, bless you!
Oh this is so beautiful! I love the idea of the memories we make weaving together into the lyrics of a song that is pure “us” – written and performed by God. So glad to stop by today!
I love these remembrances of summer. Thank you for bringing fond memories to mind!