Choir

February 22

I am thankful for my church choir and being able to participate in it. We have a small choir at my church but it's always been most inspirational and just plain fun to me. I've been singing tenor in it for about 15 years now and I do so enjoy it. Don't get me wrong, I consider it a blessing that they allow me to sing, since I don't have a good voice, but I sort of plod along trying to mimic the good tenor voices in the choir. Sometimes I am so uplifted by the music that I have to remind myself not to sing too loudly because I don't want my noise to be heard above the good voices. I especially love singing harmony tenor. When a great message in lyrics is combined with a beautiful melody, it brings me closer to God and, hopefully, people in the congregation.

I took this photo on Ash Wednesday at our choir practice. I held the music with my left hand while I held the camera with my right. This is my "singer's" view of the choir and choir director, Luis.

i love to sing

i love to sing

it is so very much fun

but what are those looks

that i get from everyone

why is it so difficult

for the choir to stay on key

it seems that the only one

singing correctly is me

one day the choirmaster said  to me

“i have a special part for you-

first chair lip sync from now on

the choir will sound better if you do.”

so i now do my part

and it’s perfection if i do say

now everyone enjoys my singing

as my first chair lip sync leads the way.

© rt tulley