Chamber Music
Sally Fell
Chamber Music
Sally Fell
An intimacy of woven voices,
harmonizing, raising points and
counterpoints, absorbing,
in
continuation of a common
melodic strain, and in such
rhythmic oneness as to seem to
pulse a uniform heartbeat … of
songlike virtues intoned…. Like
the most glorious chamber music – a
small gathering of family. And, as
a conversation moves along, so too
do the movements vary in pacing
and key, breaking into
disparate moods and themes, arrived
at, for the unique journey conversation
takes on – one
conversation, five instruments
of feelings thought at play, singing along,
contributing to an upbeat tenor and tone.
Being together, after months of
isolation – so as not to convey
to loved ones the possibility
of
a virus that attempts to steal
breath away – resounds in the heart
as oxygen
for the soul, nourishing
joyful fires that warm and light
an evening’s cheer. “Lived through …
survived … made it!” is all but
expressed … though
it is clearly manifest in the
lively rhythms, recapitulation of
past activities, and forward-looking
plans. Laughter bursts forth
amid welcome smiles, unmasked, as
a meal is shared – even while
eating – nourishing
feelings of love and belonging.
Not all the voices made it, … a
poignancy
palpable, nearly unspeakable. If
there is a purpose to loss …
it is
to treasure the voices we have,
from the depths of our soul, and
love, appreciate … all who are
a part of us, voices that conceived,
gave birth to, and guided
the unique quality of our instrument,
made to continue
the ongoing music, touched
by the light
of soundness given
to us.
I have spent most of my life following my heart – earning a BA in Piano Performance from Oberlin College, and MS in Human Services-Counseling at National-Louis University. A pivotal moment in my life occurred after college, when I began to see the poetry in life, and write about what I saw. Every morning since then, I have pursued this passion. Writing poetry has been a way for me to begin to grasp life’s Author, and what well may be His love for us. I have lived in Evanston for 40 years – working on staff at Northwestern University, as a counselor in Student Affairs at National-Louis University, a pre-health advisor at Loyola University Chicago, and am now retired with my pandemic buddy, my beloved chocolate lab.