Silent Lament (Difficult Times)

Once I had melodies on my mind

Songs soared inside of my soul

Lyrics and laughter so sublime

But time has been taking its toll

Yesterday’s songs are a memory

A chorus that cannot be sung

One man cannot produce harmony

With an instrument that’s been unstrung

So where did the music go?

I’d like to know, like to know

There’s no rhythm and no rhyme

For these are difficult times

Tomorrow’s songs may be hiding

Waiting for the night  to pass

Maybe they’re there but deciding

Whether to be heard at last

But if there’s no song tomorrow

If there’s only silence’s sound

It will just add to the sorrow

Of missing what once would abound

So where did the music go?

I’d like to know, like to know

There’s no rhythm and no rhyme

For these are difficult times…

June 6, 2025

Anthony Foster