Poem and music by Ian Lilburne. Produced by Lee Buddle, Crank Studios
lyrics
(THE SILENCE OF)
SYLVIA’S PINES
SPOKEN
It was a cool clear djeran day
We climbed into Sylvia’s car
And headed into the country
There was a hidden forest
She wanted to show me
A private place
Special to her
An hour’s drive from town
It sat just at that point where
The city passes into the country
One of those lines
You cross without knowing
A subtle change of key
We pulled off the road
Scrambled from the car
And headed into the wood
At once a deep calm
Settled upon us
A glowing peace that was
Both in us and in the world
Even Sylvia’s excitable dog felt it
She ran ahead but didn’t bark
The further we went into the forest
The stronger the feeling became
We didn’t talk
Merely basked in
The deep serenity
Rich and mystical
Numinous, if you will
Soft sunlight
Filtered through the trees
Cast long shadows
Marking a kind of pathway
A grid of inter-cutting arcades
While the pine-needles
Cushioning the earth
Softened our footfall
The stillness
Gathered round us
Was somehow spiritual
Like a cathedral
A cathedral en plein air
The silence of Sylvia’s pines
The silence of Sylvia’s pines
Ian Lilburne
MUSIC: Dayton Ohio 1981
POEM: Perth 2018
credits
from Mystery of the Rose,
track released January 13, 2021
Ian Lilburne - drop tune Spanish guitar
Murray Dowsett - recitation
Sam Ray - voice
Pete Jeavons - bowed double bass
Steve Richter - drums and metals
Cathie Travers - distressed inner piano
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