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Dawn in the Room: alto and guitar (original words)

from Dawn in the Room by David Warin Solomons

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Setting of a poem by Stanley Nicholls Solomons inspired by L'aube dans la Chambre by Jules Supervielle

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The first light comes,
touching the sleeping mind,
stroking the head,
confirming who it is.

Colours prick through the window pane,
with silent customary tread.

Pale light from Palestine and Java
leans over the bed and spreads.

Grey light reluctant to leave China
powders the glass deepens its image
as you come close.

Yellow light strokes the window pane,
sombre light stains the human comedy
sprawled on the bed.

And then the watching soul
immanent, anxious says

"All is still well.
The substance of our days is whole.
"No greater pain exists
than to feel pain no more,

with the soul helpless
before locked doors.

"Alas Time will arrive,
and death deprive.

"Meanwhile take I delight
flattering his form
guessing his contour
beneath the sheets;
sensing his blood seeking complexity,
feeling his hands fleeting,
stirred by some dream;
leaving no trace
in Time or Space.

"Let me think no more thoughts
for fear he may wake.
"Let me be quieter
than the leaf that grows.
Or the rose."

(c) Stanley Nicholls Solomons

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from Dawn in the Room, released May 8, 2016
David Warin Solomons

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David Warin Solomons Sale, UK

Composer from UK born in 1953, concentrating on lyrical and tonal works for chamber music combinations, solo voice and choral works.

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