Sunday, April 3, 2022
Church at 10:30 a.m.
Rather than 9:00 a.m.
It was communion day
For both services
We sang an anthem
Which I had practiced quite a bit
It was conducted by Emma
A cappella and a little fast for me
But I survived
Then Mark went to his car
And got the cupcakes
He had bought for Carmen
Emma’s and Juan’s daughter
Who was very taken with Mark
Because they have a birthday
On the same day: April 2
Carmen at one point asked her mother:
“Does that mean he is 9 too?”
That was sweetly heartwarming
Mark and Carmen have bonded quite remarkably
Carmen gave Mark a card she made
And a beautiful red flower
And Mark has made a beautiful birthday card
For her
On his computer
Featuring famous people throughout history
Who were born on
April 2.
LATER
We had barely gotten home
When we turned on the TV
And it was Live From the Met!
“Fire Shut Up in My Bones”
A biblical quote from Jeremiah
Bette, Mark’s mom, had mentioned it
The prior evening during the Zoom meeting
I think she liked it
But she didn’t finish watching it
She didn’t say why
It was a difficult subject
But beautifully handled
Effectively sung and acted
Fantastic choreography
Brilliantly conducted by Yannick!
And it had a very touching ending
The main importance of this production is
The fact that
It is the first opera composed by an
African-American
To be performed
At the Met
And I do believe
It has an All-Black cast
Onward and Upward!
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