I’m giving a concert at the assisted living place
where my parents have lived for five years,
as I often do. This time it will be a mix
of Leonard Cohen and Christmas music,
and a few of the residents, including my parents
will sing along with some of the songs.
It never ceases to amaze me how music
can reach into some of the deepest recesses
of the human mind and heart, and light up
even the darkest places with notes of grace.
