Rediscovery- an Old Friend

Rediscovering music is like reconnecting with an old friend
Familiar and new at the same time
And both comfortable and exciting

You know the feeling

As you are enveloped in its' sounds
Your foot taps and head sways
As the rhythm penetrates
There are times when it is like you are meeting for the first time
Yet, if that were the case
You would not know each other’s melodies and memories
Involuntarily moving to the their sound
Singing each syllable of every word or note

You know the feeling

Your eyes close briefly
As you are transported to the place and time
You first felt the track that is "now playing"
Like sitting with an old friend
Listening to them retell a story from your collective past
Reliving each moment together
You return from your brief excursion euphoric

You know the feeling

As the conversation fades you are saddened because it has ended too soon
But then the next track starts
And like the next topic in a conversation with that old friend
You know this track like you know your old friend
Understanding what each crescendo or awkward pause in your conversation means
Your connection to the music reaches depths that allow
Each of you to complete the other's sentences

You know the feeling

By the time the album is complete
It’s as though you and your old friend never lost touch
For each song brought you closer
Just as each topic in the conversation with your old friend

You know the feeling

At the end of the day you part company
Vowing to keep in touch
Yet, knowing if you don't
When you meet again it will be like you never left
You and your old friend

You know the feeling…

© 2010 Harvey M. Christian