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
Nov 22, 2012
Nov 22, 2012 at 2:07 AM UTC
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.
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