A Duet for Four Hands
you're wasting time
she said
sitting at the keyboard waiting
for another set of hands
to play the duet
laid out before you
there is more music
than this duet for four hands
to occupy you while you wait
there is more to do
than practice your scales
more than simply
going through the motions
the composer has written
so many pieces
that you could master
while you wait
to share that bench
and those keys
so play something
because He wrote it for you
and maybe she will hear you playing
and follow the music
right to your heart.
Don McGonigal
November 2005