Beethoven’s Fifth en flambe Audience settles in Orchestra tunes, then quiets Bernstein enters the orchestra pit stage left The Maestro lifts his baton and The music begins Ta-ta-ta-tum Ta-ta-ta-tum Brass to his right Strings in front of him Percussion on the left Bernstein directs with oceanic waves of his arms Orchestra responds with percussion crashes on the shore Now the drums thunder Strings scream then sing The flames in the heating stove Dance Dive Ebb and Flow Hear the music See the show Carol McDermott, Montrose GCEA consumer-member
MY HYMN TO JOY AT EIGHTY THREE IF MY WORLD BE FITTED SNUGLY TO A SINGLE YEAR WOULD THAT WORLD BE FILLED WITH FRIENDS AND JOY TO FILL THE YEAR, I MUST RUSH, RUSH, EVER RUSH TIME FLIES, SHOPWORN WORDS WITH SUDDEN BITE OUCH! WELL, PERHAPS MORE, THAN THAT SINGLE YEAR PERHAPS MORE, COULD BE TWO OR THREE, EVEN MORE STILL MORE TIME TO FULLY SAVOUR A JOYFUL LIFE Fred Koch, Red Feather Lakes Poudre Valley REA consumer-member
Cowboy Ways Tender heart, calloused hands, owned the ranch and worked the land, in the sun many a day, fixin’ fence, baling hay. Tough as nails on his skin, he can do most anything; ride a horse, brand a calf, sit with the boys and have a laugh. He worked the land most all his life, he has three children and a wife, but inside he’s like a child, underneath, meek and mild. Likes newborn calves and little girls in cowboy boots, with golden curls; those little puppies by the door, he could hardly ask for more. He’s gettin’ gray and walkin’ slow, enjoying his time here below; he likes old trucks and that John Deere, city folks might think him queer. But out on the range he is the king, understands most everything; with tender heart and calloused hands — all those years out on the land. Might see a tear come in his eye, thinking back to days gone by. With tender heart and calloused hands, he loved the range, he loved the land. His hands are clean, his heart is pure, those like him, they will endure. With tender heart and calloused hands, they love the range, they love the land. Robert Miller, Loma Grand Valley Power consumer-member