The Journey
A spacious, tender and evocative setting of a brilliant poem by David Whyte, penned to honor the courage of a dear friend who was leaving a long standing relationship.
| Item | Voicing | Duration | |||
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| JS-122 | SATB | 5:00 | Audio file
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$2.75 |
Evokes the emotions of any great life passage; with all that is left behind and all that is new. The imagery in opening lines were inspired by images of the Pacific Northwest where Whyte lives.
Commissioned by
The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay
Mixed Choir
Difficulty
Moderate
The Journey
David Whyte
Above the mountains t
he geese turn into
the light again
painting their
black silhouettes
on an open sky.
Sometimes everything
has to be
inscribed across
the heavens
so you can find
the one line
already written
inside you.
Sometimes it takes
a great sky
to find that
first, bright
and indescribable
wedge of freedom
in your own heart.
Sometimes with
the bones of the black
sticks left when the fire
has gone out
someone has written
something new
in the ashes of your life.
You are not leaving.
Even as the light fades quickly now,
you are arriving.