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acoustic guitar, poetry, mashup, classical guitar, classical, spoken word, Mussorgsky - October Playground - Bydlo

from The Garden of Terrors and Delights by The Starry Eyes

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Original poem by Cleveland Wall, music by Modest Mussorgsky, performed by Michael Wall.

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October Playground

Sing-song swing set, creaky see-saw.
In a mischievous wind we spin
shrieking, on the merry-go-round.
And the ground, crumblesoft, breathes a mineral breath
from the bones and the applesweet fallen leaves
do the dance of death!
With a leap and a twirl.
We pile them high and we fly
and flop on top and roll
in the muffled crinkle/rustle
til we disappear. It’s getting cold.
Wood smoke finds us, summons us home.
A rakish wind snatches out leaves from our hair
and goes back to the park
to swing alone.

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from The Garden of Terrors and Delights, released January 11, 2020
Voice, zills: Cleveland Wall; guitar: Michael Wall. Recorded at Studio 11 in Bethlehem, PA. Sound engineer: Justin Merritt. Cover art: William Christine.

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The Starry Eyes Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

The Starry Eyes combine original poems with classical guitar repertoire for a strangely compelling dance in which the two pieces waver between convergence and juxtaposition. Guitarist Michael Wall and poet Cleveland Wall have been performing together since 2011. ... more

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