The Youth
Orchestra
They cannot
fail,
These young
musicians,
No heckling
critic will weigh their work.
No one will tell
them of the lapse in bowing,
Of the wrong
note played,
Of the drumbeat
out of sync.
They will be
applauded, pushed along,
Given courage to
resume their lessons.
Their teacher,
underpaid, overworked,
Has nobly led
the youthful corps.
--November 13,
2013
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