Conjunctions:16

Aria No. 17
1

Thrill is gone thrill is gone away-ay-ay-aay

thrill is gone away-ay-ay-aay from me

even the chance or possibility

chance or possibility gone away from me



daughter of the queen in her open skirt

daughter in her open silk skirt

fold over fold one fold over one other fold.



 



2

Hours of beauty dance of the hours of beauty

no place saved in the dance of the hours

no place saved in the dance for me

no place in the dance

in the dance of the hours of beauty



daughter of the queen in her open skirt

daughter in her open silk skirt

fold over fold one fold over one other fold

folds like the folds of a flower unfolded.



 



3

It brings big tea–e-ea-ah–e-ea-ah–eeaahrs

I’m drowning in my tears

drowning I’m drowning in my own tears



daughter of the queen in her open skirt

daughter in her open silk skirt

fold over fold one fold over one other fold.



 



4

No one says one no one says one more word to me

no one now to say one word to me

no one says one word to me to say love

no one and death becomes a possibility

if no one says one word to say love

if there’s no one to say one word to say love

if there’s no one to say one word to say love

if there’s no one if there’s no word

death becomes a possibility

and death becomes a possibility for me



daughter of the queen in her open skirt

daughter in her open silk skirt

fold over fold one fold over one other fold

folds like the folds of a flower unfolded

her hand against the folds of fingers of her hand

fingers of her hand in a glove

fingers of her hand in a black net glove

a black net glove against the folds.

John Taggart’s books include Pastorelles (Flood Editions) and Crosses (Stop Press UK).