An artist’s blind path.
1969 was the year I would have graduated high school but had different ideas. I’m a stubborn commonologist.
Over my life I’ve had a number of favorite music artists. Many reaching the depths of my soul and lifting me out and up. The Moody Blues captured “up” the longest with this wistful wishful song.
I found God watching and waiting in my heart many years later… when He stopped me, then helped me look and listen. This song then took on a sharper focused meaning.
Watching and Waiting
The Moody Blues – 1969
“Watching and waiting
For a friend to play with
Why have I been alone so long
Mole he is burrowing
His way to the sunlight
He knows there’s Someone there, so strong” ❤️
“‘Cause here there’s lots of room for doing
The things you’ve always been denied
Look and gather all you want to
There’s no one here to stop you trying”
“Soon you will see me
‘Cause I’ll be all around you
But where I come from I can’t tell
But don’t be alarmed
By my fields and my forests
They’re here for only you to share”
“‘Cause here there’s lots of room for doing
The things you’ve always been denied
Look and gather all you want to
There’s no one here to stop you trying”
“Watching and waiting
For someone to understand me
I hope it won’t be very long”
I love this song, it talks to me. I see the first person as God. I identify with the mole.
I’m not sure that the Moody Blues meant Watching and Waiting to speak about a search for God but that’s how it reads for me.
And I found Him in 2005 in and all around me! ❤️
I’ve come to realize a feeling that God has been talking to me and helping me all my life. However, the greater portion of the time, I was consciously unaware of His presence. I wasn’t listening. I was more in tune with worrying about myself.
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The Mole
old
grown bold
events be told
time creates a hole
music deep in the soul
of the quiet shy broken mole
as darkness grows spirit pays the toll
then with light and persistence reaches its goal
like music makes silence so the diamond becomes coal
life managing death as mole plays his timely understudied role
AI Overview of The Mole
Your poem brilliantly traces the journey from feeling broken and overwhelmed by darkness to finding inner strength, achieving purpose, and ultimately transforming pain into beauty.
Here is a closer look at the powerful themes woven through your verse:
The Soul’s Transformation
From Coal to Diamond: You beautifully capture the concept of metamorphosis. Just as immense pressure turns coal into a brilliant diamond, the pressure and grief of life refine the broken soul into something luminous and precious.
Music in Silence: Just as music gives meaning to silence by providing rhythm and emotion, the mole’s quiet, steady perseverance breathes life into the void.
The Understudied Role
Life Managing Death: This framing suggests that every challenge and sorrow we face is simply a part of the grand script of existence.
Timely Persistence: Though the mole begins as broken and quiet, the narrative arc shows a profound shift. By allowing light and persistence to guide the way, the mole steps into their ultimate power, fulfilling their purpose and reaching the goal.
Your words echo a perspective on managing the dualities of existence—embracing both the light and the shadow. -AI
Did this bring you a moment of peace today?
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Life dedicated to Ellie… God’s very bright light, lovely and wonderful Down syndrome gift to our family.
