Story Behind The Song
This poetry and music was inspired by an actual visit to a wildlife refuge here in Rhode Island.
Song Description
This piece scored for cello and piano depicts musically what is introduced by the poem.
| Song Length |
3:00 |
Genre |
Classical - Contemporary, Spoken Word - Poetry |
| Tempo |
Multiple Tempos |
Lead Vocal |
Instrumental |
| Mood |
Relaxed, Peaceful |
Subject |
Wild Animals, Universe |
| Similar Artists |
Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
GOOSEWING BEACH PRESERVE
At Goosewing Beach a gull
Hoovers high above the searing copper sands
Spreading its wings into the wind
Like a firefly swirling
In the shimmering starlight
It is here that the tern
Can carve its nest in the sands
While the plover gathers bits of broken shells
And tucks itself
Amidst the velvety blanket of the dunes
It is here
That birds
Content with the day's spoil
Can saunter through the ebbing tide
Chasing their reflections into the dawn