Sarah Binks, A Musical Tribute - Library2

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OF A WATER TANK;
AND THEY BOWED FULL SOON
TO THE RISING MOON,
FOR THE ONE WAS BILL,
AND THE OTHER TWO, HANK.
(MUSIC SEGUES TO:)
MUSIC II:13 “HIGH ON A CLIFF”
HIEBERT: Clearly, Sarah was sublimating her feelings into this nightmarish
verse. My own favourite from this sequence is "High on a Cliff."
SARAH:
HIGH ON A CLIFF OF JASPER AND QUARTZ,
I SATE AT NOON AND LOOKED UPON THE SEA,
AND GAZED WITH LEADEN EYES UPON MY LOVE,
DRIFTING BEYOND THIS SEEMING WORLD AND ME,
MY LOVE, IN PINCHBACK COAT AND NEW PLUG HAT,
DRIFTING UPON AN AMBER GLOWING SEA;
AND GLOWING TOO, IN THE NOONDAY SUN,
THREE FOUNTAIN PENS, WHERE THE RIPPLES RUN,
A TRICK CIGARETTE CASE AND A PACKAGE OF GUM;
WITH LEADEN EYES I WATCHED MY LOVE DRIFT BY,
AND WATCHED THE RIPPLES BLENDING WITH THE SKY.
(MUSIC SEGUES TO:)
MUSIC II:14 “WHEN I’M BURIED”
HIEBERT (SPEAKING OVER THE ALTO & BASS HUMMING INTRODUCTION
TO SONG): The tranquility she was seeking proved difficult to find. Perhaps
the despondency of her life is illustrated by this ballad fragment:
SARAH:
WHEN I'M BURIED IN A GRAVEYARD,
AND THIS FEEBLE FLAME IS SNUFFED,
WILL A SPOTTLED MAGPIE MURMUR,
MUTELY SIGH WITH RUFF UNFLUFFED
(MUSIC SEGUES TO:)
MUSIC II:15 “PERHAPS SOME DAY”
HIEBERT: Sarah was capable of beginning a poem with a ray of hope -
SARAH:
PERHAPS SOME DAY I'LL TWANG THE HARP,
AND SMITE THE LUTE WITH JOYFUL SOUND;
BERIBBONED AND BEDECKED IN GAY,