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Twig of Willow

from Hope of a Tree by Schwa

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A setting of the poem Counting-Out Rhyme by twentieth century American poet Edna St.Vincent Millay.

lyrics

Silver bark of beech, and sallow
Back of yellow birch and yellow
Twig of willow. Twig of Willow.

Stripe of green in moosewood maple,
Colour seen in leaf of apple,
Bark of popple. Bark of popple.

Wood of popple.
Wood of popple pale as moonbeam,
Wood of oak for yoke and barn-beam,
Wood of hornbeam.

Silver bark of beech, and hollow
Stem of elder, tall and yellow
Twig of willow. Twig of Willow

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from Hope of a Tree, released March 1, 2023
Vocals: Peter Spafford. Music: Spafford/Ormrod.

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Schwa Leeds, UK

Welcome in Schwa: Peter Spafford writes poetry and plays the piano; Richard Ormrod plays other instruments and arranges tunes. More recently, Jacqui Wicks sings and plays the ukulele.

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