Songs of Remembrance
for alto, soprano and 2 percussionists
(text 1)
Angelic voices
of a timeless past
a single melody
embracing
an entire universe
of water drips
dissolving worldly sorrow
into an Ocean
where you and i have
no name.
**
For a fleeting moment
time’s void held me
right there
on the outer shores
of the Promised Land
‘Tis these memories so dear
that make me fend
with Lion’s roar
kneel in prayer
in barren dessert’s sand.
**
So far,
and yet so
near
I don’t know if I’m
dreaming anymore
running for dear life
Anywhere
but here!
**
March 22, 1998