by D. Allen
Letter to a friend on the return of...
Language: English
Soon, love, our world will be all bloom again— I will listen across town for the lilacs unfolding the way I listen to your breath go deep and steady after another long day of singing yourself into being— after brutal winter when you want only to rest your voice I will hold back branches so you might see the flowers’ new faces and remember how it feels to open
Text Authorship:
- by D. Allen , "Letter to a friend on the return of spring", subtitle: "for my chosen family" [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 Andrea L. Reinkemeyer (b. 1976), "Letter to a friend on the return of spring", 2022, copyright © 2022 [ soprano, horn and piano ], from Letter to a Friend, no. 3
Score: Andrea L. Reinkemeyer [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-11-06
Line count: 21
Word count: 69