THE BEAT OF THE DRUM

Harken! Hear the sound of the drum.

The tone is a reminder of things to come.

And what has been — in the world of the unseen.

The beat compels one to take stock, to stop,

To listen to the sound of the drum.

It cries a tone of mourning, or atonement.

Or a call to a loved one.

The sound carried on the air, by the wind.

To reach out to those who know the meaning of the drum.

The sound of the drum calls out to the heart.

The heartbeat, the world within

That is encountered through the beat of the drum.