Hum

I hum when I am happy.

I hum when I am filled with dread.

I hum when I forget the words

But the tune keeps dancing in my head.

 

The strum of humming on my pallet

Lightly strokes the passage walls

To soothe my soul with gentle peace

And waste all worries, great and small.

 

A myriad of playful ditties

Waltz along in melodies from

Long-neglected memories

Nested in a distant past.

 

Or could it be my playful mind

Constructs a three-part harmony

That wafts but briefly through the air

And exits just as fast.

 

No matter.

It is just a game.

A tidbit on the tip of time,

An elephant who has no name,

The perfect paradigm

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