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Always the soft silver of black-and-white.
The pupils and the camera’s click. The bride’s hands
wrung nervously, rough—in the light at least—
from work. Always the tilted tiara.
The bouquet of lilies and white-flowers behind her,
which here means happiness. The cord of lace across
her collarbone, which here means honor
the ancestors. Her bridegroom waiting outside,
telling someone ‘Ek wil opgaan,’ I wish to rise.

Always the southern window. The garden planted
in memory of those who came before us.
Always the stones: the wall around the farmyard
built by slaves two centuries ago. The other stones
that mark the graves of the ancestors. Always the names.

Always the orchard where we grew
and dried fruit. The ostrich, flightless, who walks
among thorn trees. Always the weddings. The years
of drought. The gash in the land where we took of earth:
shale, mudstone, uranium, gold.
And the land also. Dry wind. Dry grass.
The southern window. The cord of lace.

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from Roots Run Deep, released February 29, 2016
Old World Elegy performed by Angela Tomasino, voice & Chicago Q Ensemble

Music by Brian Baxter | brianbaxtermusic.com
Poetry by Richie Hofmann | richiehofmann.com
Produced by Brian Baxter and Alex Inglizian
Recorded, mixed, & mastered by Alex Inglizian at Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago | experimentalsoundstudio.org

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Brian Baxter Davenport, Iowa

Brian Baxter is a musician and orchestra manager who composes music inspired by family, place, and poetry.

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