The Blue Bird

C.V. Stanford (1852-1924)

 

 

The lake lay blue below the hill,
O'er it, as I looked, there flew
Across the waters, cold and still,
A bird whose wings were palest blue.
The sky above was blue at last,
The sky beneath me blue in blue,
A moment, ere the bird had passed,
It caught his image as he flew.

 

 

This piece was performed on Octarium Salutes Nature, April 2006, Essentials - The Concert, October 2008 and Listener's Choice, February 2011.

This piece is also featured on Octarium's 2008 release, Essentials.