a handwritten draft of true music

[from Trouser Press, 1980]


from the clipping and Early Works 1970-1979
cara papa
it's been a long time
since last we spoke
here is a sad bicycle
lying on its side
moving its wheel
which way do we turn
and in turn
when is there to stop turning
time is expressed in
the heart of an instrument
something that stops in the heart
of a man
time is the space and wall
that resounds
time is the limb of tree
that resounds
time to adore
time to go
to give to the fisherman
the slippers of Rome
Time is expressed
in the heart
of an instrument
Something that stops
in the heart of a man
Time is the wall and the space around
Time is the tree a life that resounds
Time to adore and time to go
To give to the fisherman
the slippers of Rome
the whirling embrace
the arms of the fold
to gather together
the swirl of the leaves
turning and falling
returning as thee
to the clay of creation
tho'your children will hold
the wave of your hand
the smile of your soul





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