Heartbeat Rhythm

HEARTBEAT RHYTHM

Heartbeat rhythm,
feel your pulse through
pounding hands that speak no words;
listen to the language of the drum

Heartbeat rhythm,
tell your truth
like conversation between
old friends, drums dare not lie

Heartbeat rhythm,
spectrum of sounds
talk to each other in
syncopated silence

Heartbeat rhythm,
move my spirit
like a helicopter hovering in
that moment of lift off

Heartbeat rhythm,
hand and heart are one

Gail Goldstein
North Bellmore, New York
American Jewish World Service