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26 | SUN LAKES LIFESTYLES | JANUARY 2021 | Our Karaoke team is as eager as many of you are in anticipation of restarting our singing and dancing Karaoke gatherings in the new year. We've been so long away from doing Karaoke that many of us have started forgetting the lyrics to some of our favorite songs. Speaking of lyrics, I believe the next best thing to great song lyrics is words in a great poem. I found this poem online by Ella Wheeler Wilcox which is a universal new years message that transcends the bounds of time. THE YEAR Ella Wheeler Wilcox - 1850-1919 What can be said in New Year rhymes, That's not been said a thousand times? The new years come, the old years go, We know we dream, we dream we know. We rise up laughing with the light, We lie down weeping with the night. We hug the world until it stings, We curse it then and sigh for wings. We live, we love, we woo, we wed, We wreathe our brides, we sheet our dead. We laugh, we weep, we hope, we fear, And that's the burden of the year. We have high hopes that 2021 will get us back on track to what we had before the pandemic changed so much of what we love to do. In spite of times being what they are Barb Miller, Rosie Ingalls and myself, D.J. Blast, wish you a Happy New Year and we will continue to keep you posted as to when we can start singing our favorite songs in public again. So until then… we will keep a warm, disinfected mic ready for you. Karaoke Group Just in case: Check with your club contact to confirm meeting place, date, and time. Do you like to sing? Join our Barbershop Chorus! Sheet music and learning materials are furnished to help even the novice enjoy the experience. You can sing in this men's chorus or enjoy a quartet experience with three other guys. We all have a song in our hearts waiting to come out. When facilities open, we'll let you know our meeting times and days. For more information contact Jim Langford at (951) 769-6065. Barbershop Chorus