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by Susanne Garnett

Jumping the cracks
Language: English 
Jumping the cracks
Avoiding the lines
I want to break free of fear,
Not bound by rules
Written for others 
In another time and place.
Dare I approach?
Can I suggest.
We talk and hear each other's tales
Of woe, and weather-beaten love? 
You have so much to teach me 
Things that I still need to learn.
Please let me in, 
And let me nestle.
I have always longed to nestle, 
Under the gentle shadow of your wing.

Text Authorship:

  • by Susanne Garnett  [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 Diana Cotoman , "Jumping the cracks", 2023 [ soprano, string quartet and piano ], from Duet of a desire, no. 3
        Publisher: Canadian Music Centre [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-10-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 78

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