POEM: Soul Drumming

there’s a drum rhythm that sends a soul reverberating

a vibration,

resonant  & synchronous,

building dynamic tension through the bones,

until the last slap of the skin shatters the crusty buildup on the soul wall,

and it crashes — crumbling to dust

DAILY PHOTO: Taiko Drummers

Taken on August 11, 2018 at the Midwest Buddhist Temple’s Ginza Holiday Japan Festival