imagine souls / imagine crows (2014)
Miniature song cycle for soprano, alto, & piano
Poetry by Kat Finch

Arianne Abela, soprano
Tim Keeler, alto
Francis Yun, piano

Recorded by Jarrett Floyd, May 2014

i.

the moon will fall to earth & break
like so many slivers of a starchart
she navigates by starshine

ii.

june-bug isinglass a meadow
in your hair all the bugs
of avalon grace your eyebright stare

once the forest measures sand no longer
will you sun yourself in the heather
the meadow a dream in your eyebright stare

iii.

you imagine souls
are shiny things
the things crows find in the world

you imagine crows
are shiny things
the things souls find in the world

iv.

stitched with saplings you are
more owl than woman more
needle than pine

& so you truss him up
in embers
before the pyre goes out to sea

v.

goodbye is something
that never leaves the tongue
he cannot navigate by moon

imagine souls / imagine crows

I write for games, films, theatre, dance, & the contemporary classical stage.

If you're seeking a passionate and versatile collaborator to help bring your story to life, please visit my website or send me a direct message.

x

imagine souls / imagine crows

Natalie Moller