to 'Escape In Sound'
from their humble circumstance
they rose
one determined man
leading them like
a dusty sainted piper
from such ground down poverty
their beautiful voices
and carefully fostered talents
were honed
though so few audiences
can they muster
but with the grit of hope
and the forbearance of determination
they rose to the world stage
via the medium of television
the beautifully souled
and the unquestionably deserving
of such admirable recognition
tears streamed down my cheeks
as I listened to their glorious symphony
of 200 plus souls speaking the language
of great music in one angelic voice
amid the glorious swelling waves of
orchestrated crescendo
written more than a century ago
starting with Beethoven's 9nth symphony .............
(May 8, 2012 708am)