(for Mom)

Though she sits now to sing,
she’s up there sparkling with

her Sweet Adeline buddies,
six decades as a baritone—

one of the more difficult
parts in barbershop.

And though she will not
travel this year to compete

with her chorus, she is
onstage at dress rehearsal

under the bright lights,
singing in sweet harmony,

won’t forget, can’t regret
what I did for love,

a truism that makes
her two daughters,

sitting in the dark,
a wee bit teary with

gratitude for so many
years of doing what

she so loves.