The Keys to Life

Waking up at 4:30 on a Sunday morning in early December 2021, a poem came to me, and I couldn't go back to sleep until I wrote it down.  For better or worse, here it is.....................

"The keys to life. I’ll tell you what they are

88 in number, and eight to a bar.

On three sturdy legs they make a stand.

Brought to life by a five-finger hand

The keys can be sadder than a lonely night

and make you feel like you lost your last fight.

Or they can repair anything that is wrong

And break you out into a happy song

The keys are there for anyone to use

For hip hop, rap, rock or the blues.

The keys are there to make a song

Make it good and they’ll sing along.

The keys to life, I’ll tell you what they are

88 in number, and eight to a bar.

On three sturdy legs they make their stand

Brought to life by a five-finger hand."