Intake

The choir sits as one

Under direction

Stands as one

Under direction

And works as one

To bring about

A unity, a harmony, a singularity

Of sound, tone and rhythm

To create music that is

Pleasing and focused.

But of all these, I listen for

The intake of breath from the

Mouths and lungs

Gathered around me

Before the sound,

And I know this:

The time to sing

Has come.

Dan Verner

July 30, 2016