Melodies chime from piano keys Softly humming you to sleep
Calloused fingers sliding a bow across strings Biding your tears to fall onto the violin
Small lips humming a tune Lulling your aching body to rest
Deaf ears feeling the beat of the drum Stress leaking from your bones
Four short stanzas show music comforting someone who is tired, hurting, or overwhelmed. Each one pairs a different instrument or way of making sound with a kind of relief: piano melodies hum "you to sleep," a violin invites tears to fall, a quiet hummed tune lets an "aching body" rest, and a drum…
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