Music to me

Music to me is anything I hear and enjoy. A familiar sweet sound to my ear. A gentle lull or hush or the natural noises around me. One day I was on the ferry heading between Vancouver and Vancouver Island. I often took this route as I was studying Fine Arts in Victoria for two years. I enjoyed being outside on the ferry breathing the fresh air. This one day in particular It was quiet around me and I could hear a brilliant array of noises. I searched all around me to find what it was I was hearing. Low and behold it was right before my eyes. A small yet beautiful shiny piece of tin foil. Scrapping across the rough gravel/cement like floor beneath my feet. The wind was humming and blowing the tin foil around. The collection of noises that filled my ears made music. This was enlightening as sometimes I am so focused on what is out of my reach I forgot about what is right in front of me. It was only a short moment. Yet it was a moment of reflection, of realization. A standard English dictionary won't define my life and tell me what music is. Music to me will always be sounds my ears embrace.