One of the enduring sights during these long months of sheltering in place has been that of our next door neighbors’ 5 year old son frolicking and playing with his puppy in the backyard, totally oblivious to the pandemic that has gripped the nation. Covid-19 does not paralyze this child with fear and foreboding as it does his parents. He, along with many other children, blessedly live in the moment enjoying each moment of the day.

I call this music a frolic, but I suppose it is more accurately in the musical form of a Galop, the forerunner of the Polka.