Completed 10/24/2016, NIGHTSCAPES, a three-minute work for mixed chorus and piano, a setting of seven poems by the late Jacqueline Tuffnell, mother of the great painter, and my friend, Malcolm Tuffnell. http://www.malcolmtuffnellarts.com The words appear below.—
1. my heart is empty
of feelings, like love and joy
can I regain them?
2. twilight is longer
the day does not want
to end
the night seems hopeful
3. the moon among clouds
like footprints in
the deep snow
frosty winter moon
4. you’re free of clouds, moon
now you can move more
swiftly
through the night sky
5. moonlight bathes the street
the air is sweet with
fragrance
from nature’s garden
6. I dream, when it’s still
images float before me
like a bird, I fly
7. when the night is full
of stars, like diamonds
and pearls
my joy is complete Words: © Copyright by the Estate of Jacqueline Tuffnell.
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Used by permission of Malcolm Tuffnell.
