And the Song from Beginning...

Although I don't have an extensive background in music, except for my three years of wonderful Bass Clarinet playing (please, note the sarcasm) and the church choir, I have always felt a deep connection to it.  I love how each song conveys a strong emotion in my soul,  and although at times there might be a lack of lyrics, music still hits a certain chord within me.  Each song is tied to a different memory; some are happy, some are sad and some, at times, just invoke anger.  But what's important is the fact that even after so many years, each one still stirs up within me certain feelings.... and that is irreplaceable.

The Arrow and the Song

-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.

I breathed a song into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For who has sight so keen and strong,
That it can follow the flight of song?

Long, long afterward, in an oak
I found the arrow, still unbroke;
And the song, from beginning to end,
I found again in the heart of a friend.