​POETRY  
          

The Music Guides Them    -    picture by Margaret Burnett                                                                          

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Two Songs
by David A. Scott

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Neighbors dancing in circles
with fingers intertwined,
one fiddler between them
playing a tune
for everyone to follow.

The music guides them
as they move and step together,
feeling what that brings.

We dance to
a heart song of caring and compassion,
or the dirge of fear and judgement--
two songs that lead us
in opposite directions.

Which one are you embracing now?
 
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Author's Note:  
​Based on The Fiddler, collage and watercolor
by Margaret Burnett, with permission to include it here.

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​David A. Scott is a retired psychotherapist living with his wife, two dogs, and a cat in Fresno, California. He has written poetry for most of his life and had a few poems published. 

Other pieces in this Issue:  
Poetry
Moonlight Sonata

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