A group of singers
say some thirty and odd.
called to sing on each occasion
exhibiting less of a talent.
A bunch of another
thirty plus or more
together recite the hymns
mostly out of tune,
Both come well and above
sixty and more cross a hundred
when they attend with their
spouses. A sizeable crowd.
The rest comprise
the relatives and friends
a little above fifty, the event
receives an audience,
so never does the gathering
seems sparse or scattered,
an evidence to show off
the host commands repute.
By far the wealthy celebrate
successive functions.
religious and social, where
ostentation overtakes modesty.