4/4 time —> tetrameter structure
Contemplative first lines as suggested by opening and repeated music
phrases, stanzas addressing climate change, with positive memory/message
reflecting latter music phrases.
HB arranged intro before A, and dramatic gliss before C.
When I meditate in scented space, [after intro added before
A]
polluted air nowhere near,
memories of yesteryear
return and pervade every dream.
When I see the melting icecaps [at B before harps]
and rising sea levels cover
lands we once cherished as our homes,
our courage will find us shelter.
When I think what may come to pass
from tearing typhoons, hurricanes, [at C after dramatic
Iguazu gliss and before harps]
I treasure gentle rainfall calling [at D accompanying harps]
me in from childhood gardens.
When I think what may come to be
from fearsome, fierce forest fires, [at C after dramatic Iguazu
gliss and before harps]
I warm to remembering cool calm,
perhaps under a peepul tree. [at D accompanying harps]
When I see polar bears cling frantic
to cracking Arctic ice floes,
I dream of Monarch butterflies,
migration and safe hibernation. [at E before harps]
When both we and the world circle endlessly, [at F before
harps]
we must then share all that we have,
to restore a contented, humane
civilisation on earth.
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Jane is a retired physician (Cardiologist), writing poetry about the natural, and reflective of her holistic approach to practice. Published in Consilience with poetry communicating science, she has enjoyed the cross-genre challenge of writing to interlace with harp music, and performance with recitation for charity.
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