Symphony of Chance

Copyright 2017 Don Ray

Symphony of Chance

Hear the chimes,

that penetrating sound,

the sound of wind instantiated.

Harmonious, ethereal sound

released by impact

            and collision.

Hear the chimes,

allow their ringing to

            penetrate,

a purity of frequency

from which to build

            a world.

Let others wrestle with

            meanings

of obtuse and obvious.

Hear the chimes,

            sounds soothing,

            sounds alarming,

            sounds announcing

                        arrivals.

The chimes announce Choices,

speaking of change,

heralding growth.

Beautiful, beautiful,

            fading as soon as struck,

the chimes call to awareness

            and remembrance,

Each tone struck of clashing

            forms

soon lost to time.

Countless tones,

            weaving, intermingled

so soon fading and gone.

No song or composition

            perform these chimes,

just each a note,

each played by chance,

to penetrate these times.

We look for patterns,

repeating lines,

some theme or structured

            cadence.

Surely life must be so,

each note a part of whole.

But no, the beauty of

            each chiming tone,

is much more pure than that,

perfection of the tone itself,

and harmony with others.

Therein lies melodious Source,

each tone the full investment.

The rhythms imagined,

the patterns random,

the composition pure.

Hear the beauty, sense perfection,

built from sum of

            individuals.

Hear the random composition

            of winds of chance,

            never to be repeated.

            Trust it, let it be,

            this symphony of chance.

Copyright 2017 Don Ray
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