Cavany

Inspired by Joan Tower's Cavany Piano Trio

Standing on a cliff

high above the sea,

seagull cries

far below,

teasing wind

pulling at my clothes

as I pause,

a listening statue.

I hear the whispers

of gossiping grasses

and the roaring

of ancient ocean waters.

Here is the history:

here I feel the weight

of centuries,

of battles and shipwrecks

and mysteries unknown.

Here the air carries

silence as well as sound,

silence that lifts you

and pulls you

and fills you

with wordless emotion

as past and future

blends

in timeless sound.

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