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four songs, burning

by elizabeth veldon

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NACHTWACHE

'Watchman, what of the night?'

'I've heard the owl repeat
Its hollow prescient note,
The bat shriek at its hunting,
The water-snake rustle
Under the pond's soaked leaves.
I have heard vinous voices,
Stammering, angry, as I drowsed
In the tavern near the chapel.
I have heard lovers' whispers, laughter,
And the labored breathing of absolved longings,
Adolescents murmuring in their dreams,
Others tossing, sleepless from desire.
I've seen silent heat-lightning,
The terror every night
Of the girl who lost her way
And doesn't know bed from coffin.
I've heard the hoarse panting
Of a lonely old man struggling with death,
A woman torn in labor,
The cry of a just-born child.
Stretch out and sleep, citizen.
Everything is in order; this night is half over."

10 August 1983

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released May 1, 2016

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elizabeth veldon UK

i am a sound artist and sort-of academic researching themes of labour and hierarchies in art.

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