Singing Parts
By Larry Linville

It always sounded cool to me
when someone sang the harmony.
At church my mother sat with me
and gave singing lessons for free.
I sang that alto line with her
with her voice that sounded pure.
I couldn’t read those funny notes
that was coming from our throats.
Soon somehow I began to know
whether to sing high or low.
Today I can sing every part
because of what she put in my heart.
She is gone from me it is true
but when I miss her and get blue
I lift my voice and sing a song
and pretend she’s singing along.

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