In pigeon light this damp day settles itself into lamp-room grey.
The trees intone farewell farewell: An autumnal valedictory to reluctant leaves.
Yet a few remain bold coloured
Porphry Pink Fox Red Fowler Sudbury Yellow
hanging by a thread they turn in the stillest air.
Then fall Then fall
This short part-song takes the very distinctive titles found in the Farrow & Ball Colour Chart as an element of its poetic vocabulary. In the natural world November is a season of the subtlest colouring; as we say a final farewell to the often bold tints of autumn. This is the first of Twelve Colours of the Year for 4 part choir.