the Daily Breath - Monday, March 28, 2022

 

Monday, March 28, 2022

 

I really jumped in with both my wet feet

Volunteering to usher

For the Bach Society concert at the church

I was excited to hear Bach’s

St. Matthew’s Passion

Only it wasn’t Bach

It was Thiele

Beautiful music, beautiful voices

Excellent orchestra, well conducted

But

I prefer Bach

Thiele is too lyrical for me

Lovely to listen to but also safe

It’s a pretty dynamic story

The Crucifixion of Christ

And I require drama

 

Speaking of drama

When we were on I-80

Headed towards Davis

In a hurry not to be late

There was a terrible black cloud

That practically drove us off the road

with big noisy hail

Rendering visibility virtually

Nonexistent

Thank goodness Mark was driving

I couldn’t see anything

It was pretty terrifying

And unexpected

Though we miraculously

Arrived on time

To welcome a lot of drenched

And dripping

Senior citizens

Who nonetheless were very excited

To be there

It had been a long time

Since the last live concert

At the church

Or anywhere else

I surmised

 

The wet but dignified audience

Had to rummage in their pockets and purses

With their cold wet hands

To find their vaccination cards with the booster

Their photo I.D.

And their eighty-five dollar tickets

And then they were passed on to nervous me

For their paper bracelets

 

It turned out I didn’t usher

I put paper bracelets

On the attendees’ wrists

I succeeded in my task

But without much grace

My thumbs kept getting stuck

Causing me to glue the attendees

As well as the paper bracelets

So their wrists didn’t look very artful

 

But they were all very gracious

And they were all a very attentive

audience