Skylark on moor -- sweet song of non-attachment. Spring moon -- flower face in mist. Skylark sings all day, and day not long enough.
Four Basho Settings
Song Cycle by Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964)
1. Skylark  [sung text checked 1 time]
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Cuckoo -- sing, fly, sing, then start again. Old pond, leap -- splash -- a frog. Beyond waves, reaching far, the cuckoo's song.
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Wake, butterfly -- it's late, we've miles to go together.
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While moon sets atop the trees, leaves cling to rain. Fading bells -- now musky blossoms peal in dusk. How I long to see among dawn flowers, the face of God.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Total word count: 81