This project will include…
The text will be a collage of original poems by the composer and possibly public domain poetry that speaks to our time of suffering, myriad emotions, and grief during the pandemic.
Requiem for the victims of a pandemic — A selection of texts/poems/reflections
Copyright (c) 2022 by Yvonne Freckmann
Please note: the current work in progress contains these texts. More texts by Yvonne, as well as submissions by Consortium choir members are also planned for inclusion.
“Let us breathe”
In out in out
In out in out
Let us breathe
In out in out
Let us breathe again
Let us breathe
Alone, together
In out in out
Let us breathe
As nature intended
Let us breathe
Let us smile
May our lungs
Fill with air
Without fear
Without care
In out in out
Let us breathe again
Alone, together
Let us breathe
“Release”
Gentle* souls, may you feel release from suffering.
May you find peace.
*Pos. variations: Angry, Weary, Troubled, Worried, Lonely,
Hurting, Fearful, Shaken, Anxious
“Fine”
Fine. Fine.
I'm fine. We're fine.
Fine. Could be worse.
I am fine. We're fine.
How are you?
How are you doing?
How's your family?
How d'you do?
How was your day?
Hi
Hi, hello
“Grief”
What are the words for this sorrow?
For this pressure I feel?
Pearls cloud the view of tomorrow,
My heart in a frozen grip.
Where are the words for this moment?
For this disbelief I feel?
Many tears yearn to lament,
My mind in a maze of mist.
What are the words to heal?
My soul in a thundercloud,
ready to burst and reveal
and water their fresh graves.
“They care for us”
They care for us
and we thank them.
They care for us
and we honor them.
They care for us
and we care for them.
“Affirmation”
We affirm our will to heal.
We affirm our wish to grow.
We accept our fragility.
In love of those who've gone.
Date of text preview: April 19, 2022
A selection of texts/poems/reflections Copyright (c) 2022 by Yvonne Freckmann