Syncopation like a child’s feet
keeping in time without
ever questioning to a
teacher’s beat
Like ants always marching
like tiny soldiers
roaming over hills and
stones and bolders
Like the tap, tap, tapping of
computer keyboards
within the cubicle walls
behind office doors
Like raindrops beating against
window panes in an
effort to gain entry
into your domain
Like the heart beating within
a lover’s chest to reveal
passion enclosed as a
birded nest
Like the pendulum swinging
while the pianist plays
ringing clear as church
bells on a rope sways
Like nature’s cycles bringing
gifts of seasons always
changing without reason it is
about Syncopation
© November 2011 Renee Espriu
reneejustturtleflight.com 
Greetings my new friend , you have a lovely site here and a pleasure to read your writings , I look forward to visiting and reading more of your works , as you may know by now , I have two spaces , one is Aussie Emu which is more versatile and this space Aussie Ian where I write my love and romance work, hope you enjoy your visit as much as I did to yours
Wishing you much love and happiness
Ian aka Emu
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Thank you so much for visiting and I, too , will visit your sites now you’ve made yourself known. I appreciate your comments
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Man, Renee, you covered a lot of ground on a common theme. The part about children marching to the teacher’s beat (literally and figuratively) reminds me very much of “The Wall.” Hey! Teacher! Leave those kids alone!
Also, the tap of computer keyboards… I did that gig for awhile, sad. There is syncopation, but it’s also a throbbing drumbeat of “What am I doing here?”
Well done! Amy
http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com/2011/11/11/taxed-to-the-max-poetic-bloomings/
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You are too funny, Amy. My job is using a keyboard every day in a tiny cubicle and yes I am always thinking, “What am I doing here?” Then I remember, “Oh yeah, I have to pay “Bill”….what else! LOL 🙂
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So enjoyed this, Renee – a lovely evocative poem on the rhythms of life. I love the sound of raindrops and the beating of hearts felt in hugs.
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Thank you so much! I had the word in my head and simply had to get it out! Life is like that, really, so much rhythm in everything we do and see in nature.
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just fabulous renee. wow. your imagination and wordcrafting is pure magic.
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Thank you Trisha! Yes, this was really such fun.
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