see how the roses
so carefully tended
have been beaten down
by the heavy
rain
the ground is covered
with a patchwork of colour
see how the men and women
asleep on the grass
and park benches
are wet and dishevelled
let us pull this quilt of petals
over their beautiful shoulders
before we perish
from the cold
Rae Crossman
Set by Jennifer Butler for Blueridge Chamber Music Festival 2021
See performance video here.
Published in Good Work News, December 2017