Footsteps
Language: English
Rain falls pitter patter In my hometown Mama, Mama’s footsteps soft Like warm winter slippers Moss and earth and leaves Billows of soft, white cotton Dance around my open window The wooden floorboard creaks Fire crackling Soot soothing my senses to sleep Father’s footsteps carry the weight of history Pacing, pacing, book in hand The creak creak creak of my house Tells me the same familiar story Footsteps pitter patter ‘Cross the floorboards
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Julia Adolphe (b. 1988), "Footsteps", 2015 [ soprano and piano or harp, viola ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-05-23
Line count: 16
Word count: 73