To the God of Light and Shadow
poem by Bonnie Young
music by Dr. Meredith M. Brammeier
music by Dr. Meredith M. Brammeier
To the God of Light and Shadow
Borne by swaying waves of wheat
In the land of rich, black earth
I came west toward flaming sunsets
To surging waves propelled
By blue gray green waters
To hills yielding sand dollars
To the land of flowers.
Today the rains came
Raindrops falling soft
As a child’s first kiss
Rain heavy and sharp
As pellets of pain
Of threatened loss
In this land of light.
Blue skies beckoning
Beyond a chorus of clouds
Singing of light and shadow
Blending a range of voices
Children’s hearts beat to dance
In this land of flowers
In this land of light
God of light and shadow
You gave me this horizon
Where sun slips over the edge
Fans its rays to lingering clouds
Robed now in red, orange and rose
Flower-circled skies
In this land of light
Cape Honeysuckle crisscrosses
Hills like orange-feathered birds
Afterlight hums its quiet
Traces of whispered hope
As I become your last one
Waiting for sleep to wrap round me
In this land of holy light.
Borne by swaying waves of wheat
In the land of rich, black earth
I came west toward flaming sunsets
To surging waves propelled
By blue gray green waters
To hills yielding sand dollars
To the land of flowers.
Today the rains came
Raindrops falling soft
As a child’s first kiss
Rain heavy and sharp
As pellets of pain
Of threatened loss
In this land of light.
Blue skies beckoning
Beyond a chorus of clouds
Singing of light and shadow
Blending a range of voices
Children’s hearts beat to dance
In this land of flowers
In this land of light
God of light and shadow
You gave me this horizon
Where sun slips over the edge
Fans its rays to lingering clouds
Robed now in red, orange and rose
Flower-circled skies
In this land of light
Cape Honeysuckle crisscrosses
Hills like orange-feathered birds
Afterlight hums its quiet
Traces of whispered hope
As I become your last one
Waiting for sleep to wrap round me
In this land of holy light.
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Dr. Meredith M. Brammeier, Composer, is Professor of Music at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California, where she coordinates the music theory and musicianship programs. She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Composition from the Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California, in August, 2000. Dr. Brammeier is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, where she received a Master of Music in Composition degree in 1995, and Princeton University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Music degree in 1992.
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