Newsong
(starting with Psalm 96)
Sing to the Lord a new song,
Which means we should be writing all the time
Crafting notes to go with words
Consider instruments
Tempo, attitude, occasion
We have the reason
There’s no reason
A new song because creation’s always new
It crests upon us with the dawn
That is seen aboard spaceships
Over the arc of the deep-blue sea
That comes inside my house
And yours
Why do we sing so many old songs again
And one more time
Nothing wrong with that
We apply new energy each time
But we are also called to create
Beyond new versions
Why, because creation itself
Teaches of itself
Every time it rings anew
Does the dragon sing inside its keep
Does gold sing underneath the earth
In there melody inside the mitochondria
Where gene pairs harmonize
Scales
Rhythms
Measures without measure
Blank pages, open minds await
Hearts ready to practice
To perform all nerves aglow,
Wary of the audience
Wondering approval
If delight
Will we beat a dance that
No one’s ever stepped?
Will we step a dance
That no one’s ever stopped?
Coda
Encore
Rest
Then return to make again
Co-make
With the composer of the universe
Who asks of us again
To find within ourselves
Something new
C L Couch
Vintage tambourine musical instrument 1960s | Musical instruments …
My Timbrel In the Sun
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clcouch123 
June 9, 2018 at 3:28 am
I loved this. I never thought of that way that creation itself inspired us and directs us to create. That’s a fascinating point. But its logical to create as God illustrated and taught. I loved the musical words and quality of your poem. It made me think of a symphony or a concert where the music begins and is beautiful but by the end is no longer soft and sweet but loud and inspirational. As if the first song weaves itself throughout the whole, but new melodies are woven into it. Like a Fugue but more so. Great thoughts.
June 10, 2018 at 1:30 am
Thank you for your affirmation of creating. Many folk think it fundamental that God created and continues to create. I see it that way. But doesn’t that wonderfully challenge us, as an example, to be making new things ourselves? Well, you know it does for all the things you make. It’s not to say that the orthodox or classic do not count, because they do. It’s to say that the new matters, too, especially as it matches God’s own patterns. Sorry, I’ll get off the soapbox now (why is it a soapbox? what is a soapbox?). I look forward to continue enjoying all your new creations. Have a great rest of the weekend!