Discarded Music

A pile of trash in a lonely alley,

and music in the midst of it.

I did not take the time to look closely enough

to recognize what piece of music this is.

I did not even get out of my car, actually.

But the music caught my attention.

As a musician, it is a recognizable set of patterns.

It is familiar, friendly, even seductive.

Seeing it discarded like this brought sadness

and even a kind of pain.

Music is Life;

like blood and oxygen,

it is vital to our existence.

Even in the midst of a mini-landfill,

it reaches out to be recognized.

Taken 25 October 2018.

Hi-Tech Trash

Our technology has advanced so rapidly

that we now consider these types of circuit boards

to be mostly outmoded,

almost "vintage."

Disposable effluvia

of an era

that came and went

so fast

it cannot even properly be called an era.

Taken 7 October 2011.