Healing From A Thunder Song
by Michael Doyle

They whisper of love
To the moon and back
But they don't know real love
It's something that they lack

As they stand on the roof
Watching the sky change
They mimic standing aloof
Trying to find the normal in the strange

She turned to him as if to say
The people have lost their way
They need to be reminded without delay
Of where their hearts should stay

The shaman sings a spirit song
To heal from what feels wrong
It might seem that it takes too long
But it takes us back to where we belong

It may seem out of fashion
But we all need compassion
There's a glimmer of hope in song
It takes us back to right from being wrong

She turned to him as if to say
The people have lost their way
They need to be reminded without delay
Of where their hearts should stay

Music has a healing power
That fills the night at the latest hours
We sing each other's spirit songs
Knowing this is where we belong

People gather round to understand
Lessons learned from first people of this land
A wounded world needs it's thunder song
We need to make our right from this wrong

She turned to him as if to say
The people have lost their way
They need to be reminded without delay
Of where their hearts should stay

We need something everyone can hear
To stand together, loving without fear
Music can heal in its tender symphony
If we listen with hearts of empathy

Our thunder song takes shape together
Harmonized as we find things better
Our medicine helps hearts to change
One beat at a time, our world can rearrange

She turned to him as if to say
The people have lost their way
They need to be reminded without delay
Of where their hearts should stay

(c) November 8, 2024   Michael Doyle
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