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Four Spiritual Poems for Carillion

from Choral Soliloquies (II) by Stephen Mead

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Originally for "Hack the Bells contest", the edited music in this piece was initially provided by composers Andrew_S._Allen, Andrew_V._Ly, Jenn_Wang, Paul_Coleman; a spiritual finale for this album on ruminations

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Yellow
Stephen Mead © 2005


A light to wake to,
The eyes not open yet
Though there is
That particular cove
Against the lids &
Maybe a voice, husky
Warm butterscotch
Which is the sun
Of whom, what
The day may love

Opus

Cello melting,
grey hazy purple
in veins of emerald
which drip & well
later lucent
on lips just left,
eyes fading softly
but for their glow
hovering resonant
towards some sun,
sun, love, beyond
reach

Susurration

The Bell of Mindfulness
is what Buddhism tells of
for us seeking peace
as a forehead hand.
Yours’ is laid blue
as a dove's shadow
and from it comes the quiet
where I can hear song
as prayers.
Then the visions come
true as stepping stones
just barely visible
under rapids.
This name, that
catches up to the faces
as breeze to leaves
in the reeds of these bones.
Blow on souls
so that my own
spirit's straw
turns to transparent pewter
and tongue in the mouth of god.


Stairs of Prayers

one
After another
Built up
As whisperings,
The susurrus
To God’s ear
Being birds
whales
waves
Of living in
The littlest cells
Busy with the work
Of universes
In ascension
descension
As we climb
Slide on each other’s
Faith of flesh
Hoping for the answer,
Love, that is already
Everywhere

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from Choral Soliloquies (II), released May 21, 2017
from FreeSound.org, contributors I.D. from site

176130__maerkunst__sun Additional Choral samples with speed, direction, pitch etc, changes from Chrystomos

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A resident of NY, Stephen Mead is a published outsider artist, writer, maker of short-collage films and sound-collage downloads. If you are at all interested please place his name in any search engine in conjunction with any of the above-mentioned genres for links to his multimedia work and merchandise. To order CDs via VISA or PayPal please visit stephenmeadmusic.weebly.com ... more

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