Ode to my Grandfather

Ode to my Grandfather

As a child, alone

in a world of my own

sitting at my grandfather’s piano

making connections with tomorrow

Vivid memories faded

jaded, as aged thirteen my

musical journey

was brought to an abrupt end

The passage of time

doesn’t stand still

only life’s reality

of continued disruptions filter through

Now the year is 2009

and I recall those vivid memories

as I sit at my piano

in my own studio

This time with guidance

this time my musical journey

and this ‘new’ beginning

has no abrupt end

And I settle comfortably in

and although I will always dream

of what might have been

then; I know my journey now

The keys are mine for the taking;

music is mine for the making.

© Nicole Moore 2009