by Jon Rinka ( flourished 1983 )
Silk and fireflies
Language: English
Silk and fireflies,
Barefoot prints on wooden floors,
Smiles reflected in a memory pond,
and laughter
carefree
were it not
for Sometime-cares and Sometime-tears.
And days go on,
Each holding its breath,
Scarcely believing its colorful dress.
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Text Authorship:
- by Jon Rinka ( flourished 1983 ) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Edith Borroff (1925 - 2019), no title, 1983 [ ssaattbb chorus ], from Choral Trilogy, no. 2, ACA
Publisher: ACA [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-11-07
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Word count: 37