Songs

Telescope

by Cheryl Frances-Hoad From The Thought Machine (2016)

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Text

Telescope
English source: Kate Wakeling

O
telescOpe
telescOpe
shOw me
hOw
the mOon
glOws
shOw me
whO
the wOrld
knOws
shOw me
the prOgress
Of
thOse
skybOund
bOdies
frOm the
PlOugh to
cOld
Old
PlutO
shOw me
telescOpe
shOw me
the wOnders
that revOlve
beyOnd
yOur
cOol
pOlished
O

Composer

Cheryl Frances-Hoad

Cheryl's music has been described as “like a declaration of faith in the eternal verities of composition” (The Times), with “a voice overflowing not only with ideas, but also with the discipline and artistry necessary to harness them” (The…

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