Music to My Ears

I listen to Greek Music from Manos Hadjidakis,

and although I am of Greek heritage, I don’t

speak the language. Through the emotional

outpouring of the singers and the instrumentals,

however, I understand. It makes me joyous;

it makes me weep. I get it. I suppose that's the

universal language of music. So many times

and in so many ways, in English, my native

tongue, I do not comprehend. Smile, cry, throw

a goddamned tantrum. Speak slowly in heart

rending, soul-soaked images which move me.

I’m listening.

                            -30-

Chris Hanch 6-12-2020