Strangers in a circle
Eyes on hands in laps
Or on the ceiling
Or on our teacher
Anywhere but on
Each other.
Sometimes though
A shy smile
Nervous and
Brightening.
Our teacher leads us
In a warmup, it sounds
Complicated as she demonstrates and
Suddenly, I’m back in middle school
My voice small and shaky
But stronger now as I find my
Notes again after
A way too long time.
And as we gain our balance
Confidence and shaky strength
More smiles bounce around the circle and
Laughter even as we let ourselves
Play yes play and join small groups
Given simple cadences blending with
Other groups singing something
Completely different and then
Out of nowhere a single voice soars
Free above the rest
Not knowing where I’ll go
Spinning sound into an
Adventure a journey and maybe even
Eventually a story, a
Shimmering launch into space…
A song!
Love this as always! <3
A wonderful description of circle singing. Sorry to miss it last week--I was sorting books--which has a kind of rythym and melody too...