Name: The Most Beautiful Fork in the World - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Duration: P00H01M59S
Description: Original poem by Cleveland Wall, music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, performed by Michael Wall.

The Most Beautiful Fork in the World - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

from The Garden of Terrors and Delights by The Starry Eyes

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Original poem by Cleveland Wall, music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, performed by Michael Wall.

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The Most Beautiful Fork in the World

The most beautiful fork in the world came to him
forlornly besmirched with the darkness
of the graveyard,
where a friend had found it.
It seemed to want the wistful youth,
and so was given him as a present
in an eyeglass case, with a glass eye.

His polishings could not restore
the luster to its piquant tines,
nor cloth and ashes lift the pall
from silver arabesques.
So he put it underneath his pillow,
companion to dolorous dreams
for the winter.

One morning following a fitful night
the youth drew from beneath his pillow
the most beautiful fork in the world,
which gleamed like the lining
of an expensive cloud.
He pitched his ordinary forks
into a remote haystack.

The youth soon learned how to make
an exquisite lemon meringue pie,
light as sunshine itself.
This he served to guests
with his lone, shining fork
delighting in its mysterious redemption.

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from The Garden of Terrors and Delights, released January 11, 2020
Voice: 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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