If you breathe in,
hold your breath
for five seconds …
and, slowly,
breathe out.
.
If you breathe in,
hold your breath
for ten seconds … …
and, slowly, very slowly,
breathe out.
.
If you breathe deeply in,
hold your breath
for as long as you can … … …
and, slowly, very slowly indeed,
breathe out.
.
If you breathe deeply in,
hold your breath,
as we have practiced,
and very, very slowly
(as a gentle breeze alighting upon a butterfly’s wing)
breathe out …
whilst breathing in …
(as we have honed to perfection)
and singing a delicate top A …
you can
(In all probability)
keep that note going for …
… ever.
Graeme Sandford 