To My Ears

Soft trills, harsh thuds
Gentle chords, loud blasts
Peaceful life, life in discord.

Soothing notes fly away,
set free by gentle caresses
and rough jabs.

Lilting, falling
who knows which?
Sound rising rising
falling falling.

Curving, curling
dipping, dropping
landing, falling.

Harsh thuds, soft trills
Loud blasts, gentle chords
Life is best in discord.