by Megan Levad
The Diver
Language: English
Like dust, like dusk, no, gossamer— but only if you don't know how to look. See my nacre-shine, get closer, close enough to touch. A book will tell you: life-long love, a follower of roads, the sun. I know the mirror. We all make milk. Get closer. Oh, how long a dove, mistook. Swim with me, plunge headlong under unseen currents, lift. Breathe the real air.
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 Andrea L. Reinkemeyer (b. 1976), "The Diver", 2022 [ soprano and piano ]
Publisher: 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: 10
Word count: 66
