Where Has All The Music Gone? Poem by Sandra Martyres

Where Has All The Music Gone?

Rating: 5.0


Where has all the music gone?
The singing birds
The humming bees
The quacking ducks
The noisy geese
The village crooners
Have all been silenced.

Instead we have the screeching sound
Of industry's wheels as it turns around
Production is in full swing
But little pleasure it will bring
To the villagers who have been displaced
Their simple faith and trust was misplaced
To make way for wannabes to occupy their space
And make their mark as they enter the rat race
Like the birds the village voices have been stilled
Just as their land grabbers had probably willed

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Patti Masterman 23 August 2009

The new city is less friendly and more intrusive than ever before. Which somehow makes me think, in spite of everything, that we will return one day to the smaller hub, where we can take time to really know each other, without having to suffer lack of time and other lacks, which keep our every waking hour full of anxiety in this 'modern life of convenience'.

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Fiona Davidson 11 May 2009

The natural sounds are what makes the day aren't they...we don't always hear them though...thank you Sandra....Fi 10++++

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Christine Kerr 26 March 2009

There was a movie, not long ago about some dancers who got their music from the sound to the street noises. It's a beautiful sound to beable to hear the music around you.

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Meggie Gultiano 25 March 2009

hmm, Sandra, this sounds like..where have all the flowers gone? and i can this with all my heart's delight.Anyway, i heard you loud and clear.Wish we can bring back the time.Seems peace and joy have been replaced by shouts and loud noises around..And we cannot help but to heave a sigh.Yes, i am with you and will always be. A nice piece, that i will read again and again.thanks for this treat. Hugs, meggie

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industrialisation did take the music off the paddy field...today even the industry has lulled dowd due to poor infrastructure

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