Drum Circle

By Stephanie Snyder

The drum circle was a very cool experience. The interaction that people had with their instruments and the earth and with each other without saying a word was an experience that I had never had before.

I liked the idea that the drums were made up of the elements of the earth that we were sitting on. With the shoes off, and the silence of no one speaking, it seemed as if though we were all completely in tune with the earth and the sounds made by the connections we were feeling with the earth.

The sounds seemed to come from the rhythm of what we were feeling from the earth. As we connected with our surroundings and with the ground beneath us, we were able to feel our own pulse with nature. Each pulse was different and unique and they responded with those of all the others in the circle.

I thought that the drum circle was a great experience and a huge portrait of the diversity in creation. It was as if we were all part of the earth, each a special part of nature that had our own beat to play. And we all had to contribute to make the circle what it was.

It reminded me of our participation in life. We all have our own beat and are created to play our own unique rhythm. It is the variety of beats, rhythms, and sounds that allow us all to fully experience nature and appreciate the connections that others have with it.