did you chant the sun
to its rising
did you take its spear
in your eye
did your blood flow quicker
when you danced in dawn
did you throw your arms
to the sky
oh, we’ve lost the sun
the old ones knew
our tongues forgotten
the fevered cry
our feet must find
the ancient dance
or the flames in our hearts
will die
Rae Crossman
Published in The New Quarterly, Issue 101
Set for hurdy-gurdy and soprano by Alexander Rapoport. Performed by David Buley and Brooke Dufton.