I HEAR A VOICE SINGING

Late at night
I hear a voice singing
faintly in the other room
she sings to a tune she knows
word for word
so perfectly
such a pleasant lilting sound
in the calm of evening
as I lay down to sleep
a song means someone is happy
lifting the spirit of
the singer and the one who listens
a song is the soul
come to life
her voice a thing of beauty
she sings from her heart
in octaves of joy
she sings me to sleep.

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