The Piano Recital
Best dress
Hair combed
Nervous eyes darting about the room
Fidgeting with your glasses, your face, your clothes
Oh the anticipation
Quick steps to the piano
Biting your lip, your inner cheek
Concentration
Counting quietly
Leg wrapped around the piano leg
Self-conscious smirk at a mistake
Rushing back to your chair
Your seat
Your parents
Safety
I wonder if you know that everyone in the room wants the best for you?
I wonder if there is this amount of humanity, this amount of grace, at a kids' hockey game?
Hair combed
Nervous eyes darting about the room
Fidgeting with your glasses, your face, your clothes
Oh the anticipation
Quick steps to the piano
Biting your lip, your inner cheek
Concentration
Counting quietly
Leg wrapped around the piano leg
Self-conscious smirk at a mistake
Rushing back to your chair
Your seat
Your parents
Safety
I wonder if you know that everyone in the room wants the best for you?
I wonder if there is this amount of humanity, this amount of grace, at a kids' hockey game?
posted by ccap at 9:43 AM
3 Comments:
Terrific post, Moodge.
It was great to be a part of the evening, watching our nieces and their friends do a fantastic job on the piano.
And yes, it beat a hockey game, or any game, hands down.
I think any time there are small children earnestly attempting to do their best, there is humanity and grace.
You said it well. I found myself getting all choked up even when OTHER kids did well.
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