Two Haiku

Soprano, violin, viola

Approx. 3 minutes

2017

Two miniature movements for soprano, violin and viola setting brief texts by poet David Bartone.

Texts
Haiku I
Complacency:
the driftwood snipped free.
Yes in plain sight.

Haiku II
In anger
the ivy lassoes itself.
I prove myself to no one.

Texts are used with the poet's permission

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