Ancient Sky

from Duets by Barbara Hume

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The desert after dark beckons
a mysterious sound rifts through stone
a time-worn tale
a sacred longing
implies the cry of an ancient drone.

A constellation, motionless
yet moving through time
star clusters bound by gravity
flickering signals, magnetically bind.

The cornea discerns the shifting shapes
the altered refraction of sight
yet the eye holds fast to the present longing
drawn towards that pulse of light.

Ancient sky
To veer towards light in darkness
To seek this curious unknown
To bind oneself to another
To scribe the discovering alone

Ancient sky, Ancient sky

We join the hand of another
to ponder this cluster of light
we bind ourself to another
to sing our drone to the night.

The desert after dark beckons
a mysterious sound rifts through stone
a time-worn tale, a sacred longing
implies the cry of an ancient drone.

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from Duets, released June 15, 2020
Bonnie Murphy, composer/pianist
Barbara Hume, lyricist/vocalist
Neil Conaty, bass

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Barbara Hume Seattle, Washington

Barbara Hume lives in the Seattle area where she has collaborated with composers for the past 20 years including David Paul Mesler, Bonnie Murphy, Paul Lewis and other northwest artists producing original music, set to a rich and varied canon of poetry. In these albums, the weaving of melody and imagery produce songs that unearth the raw senses that nurture the soul. ... more

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