We Are Ukraine, poetry by James Walmsley at Spillwords.com
Kelly Sikkema

Silent Music

Silent Music

written by: Mike Turner

@SchoonerSkipper

 

Listen to the music
Of the silence around us
Find solace in the blues
Discordance in jazz
Aching beauty in classical compositions
Joy in rock and roll
Earnestness in folk
Soul in R&B
Dance in EDM
Get down in funk
Stand up in rap
Hear motivation in rhythm
Inspiration in lyric
Direction in melody
Community in harmony
Fill the world with collective song
Come together as an orchestra
Of the symphony of life
Feel the notes
And fill the silence
With the music we make
As one

Mike Turner

Mike Turner

Mike Turner is a songwriter and poet living on the US Gulf Coast. Named 2017 Male Gospel Entertainer of the Year by the North America Country Music Associations International, Mike’s original songs have received airplay in the US, UK, Ireland, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and on the US Armed Forces Radio Network. He is co-founder of Music For World Peace Records, an indie record label specializing in original songs that promote world peace and oppose war. Mike’s poetry has been published in numerous print and on-line journals and anthologies; his first published poem was placed with Spillwords in 2019. Mike’s debut poetry collection, “Visions and Memories,” was published in July 2021 by Sweetycat Press and is available in select bookstores and on Amazon.
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This publication is part 8 of 9 in the series Backbeat Poetry