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Pride of Place

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*Image of Mom Playing at the Church by Family Photo

Pride of Place

Our matriarch, a great musician of sorts,
The piano, her centerpiece, she supports,
Coaching youthful kids even kids in shorts,
Performing at nights at resplendent resorts.
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She taught the well-to-do to fund her trade,
Still, the piano, the cornerstone she made,
Training those destitute who hadn't paid,
My mom's piano she loved and played.

2022 January 29
*2nd Place*
Pride of Place
~~Julia Ward: Judged 2022 February 09

*Mom was a truly talented virtuoso on a guitar/rivaled Spanish strummers, ukelele and cello, drums, trumpet, flute, horn, tambourine, organ, and YES piano ... to name a few and composer of thousands of compositions.

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Sam Kauffman Date: 2/11/2022 10:33:00 AM William, congratulations on your win! I, too, have wonderful memories of my musical mother playing the piano and singing. She was the first woman I know to have a masters degree in...music - of course. Your mother sounds amazing and quite a gift in your life. Blessings to you my friend. Aloha! Login to Reply Hilo Poet Date: 2/11/2022 3:39:00 PM An amazing sharing, Sam, from the heart so true. That she was and we share a somewhat similar past as far as motherly attributes are of concerning, thank you my friend, Aloha~William!

Ann Peck Date: 2/11/2022 8:08:00 AM What a lovely tribute to your Mother. She was a very talented lady, and you seem to be following in her footsteps :) Login to Reply Hilo Poet Date: 2/11/2022 8:55:00 AM Your considerations and wondrous sharing, Ann, paves an equitable quality so rare, Aloha~William!

Neva Romaine Date: 2/10/2022 1:28:00 PM Dear William, Congratulations on your win for this lovely tribute to your mom! Be Blessed, Neva Login to Reply Hilo Poet Date: 2/11/2022 8:51:00 AM I appreciate your kindness, Neva, that you've wondrously expressed, Aloha~William

Beata Agustin Date: 2/9/2022 7:36:00 PM Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing these... the muse with your Mom's inspiration, and her photo with her inspiring musician-spirit. God bless you. Login to Reply Hilo Poet Date: 2/9/2022 9:52:00 PM Here's to your top win, I noticed earlier but had a guest who just left O my--anyhow, thank you, Beata, Aloha~William!

Valsa George Date: 1/29/2022 9:19:00 PM So you are the gifted son of your gifted mother! Lovely.... definitely a winner in the contest ! Login to Reply Hilo Poet Date: 1/29/2022 10:13:00 PM Musician, composer, an evangelical minister, exorcist, and mom, grandma, and grt-grandma. She is greatly missed! Aloha!

L Milton Hankins Date: 1/29/2022 2:13:00 PM Hmmm...very interesting, William. Being a musician, I can't resist. Your mom is playing an organ, looks like a smaller Wurlitzer or Baldwin. Perfect for home enjoyment. Churches usually have much larger organs; Baldwin's Acrosonic was a popular church piano for years. The Japanese and Korean brands seem to be preferred these days. I personally choose the Clavinova for home or church. For performance, give me the good ol' Steinway grand! Wonderful!!! Login to Reply Hilo Poet Date: 1/29/2022 10:18:00 PM It was newly bought by my dad for two years before the house went down. Once you break-out photos, there's no putting it down. Mom is actually playing in the church hall while people are eating, which was adjacent to the church. L Milton Hankins Date: 1/29/2022 7:55:00 PM Ah, that wasn't necessary. I'm so happy you found this photo and used it to illustrate your poem. Your mom must have been a very special woman. I can tell just looking! Hilo Poet Date: 1/29/2022 4:18:00 PM Mom was a musician of sorts, at the hotel was her cello, piano/organ not Hawaiian type instruments, drums or strings are, like ukeleles. Couldn't find mom's baby grand she taught at the house lost in the fire (will change caption) too many photos to thumb through. The Steinway went--so were we to Maine, lost our bro to NAM 30 days earlier--too much for mom.