if only for one
ruby-throated moment
your life could hover
rapid
radiant
rare
you would never let the quiver
out of your bloodstream
seek always the nectar
you sensed was there
if only for one
ruby-throated moment
your heart could beat
a hundred thrilling times
a hundred exclamations
a hundred revelations
a hundred prayers
if only for one
ruby-throated moment
you could drink
from the chalice of the sun
Rae Crossman
Set for soprano by Emily Dolittle. Set for choir by Leonard Enns and performed by DaCapo Chamber Choir
Poem in a Pocket Leads to Singing in a Parkade: Blog post at The New Quarterly