Music and poetry touches my emotions and finds a place in my heart, where I can feel the words penetrating my soul. When I listen to a good song or read a meaningful poem an emotional connection is made through the pain and heartbreak of recently losing people in my life to death and divorce. The Paul Simon song “Slip Slidin’ Away” sends a message that nothing in life is for ever. The poem by …showed first 75 words of 345 total…

…showed last 75 words of 345 total…reality that everything must die. The Song “Slip Slidin’ Away” and the poem “All Things Decay and Die” are similar in subject matter. The death of a long term relationship or the end of youth to aging ,they both put into words the idea that life is a process of dying .Whether, it is a difficult time in my life, or memories of a loved one. The right song or poem can touch my soul.