Lyrics by Christine Kallman
This text was written for the North Cambridge Family Opera, and performed at the 2013 Cambridge Science Festival in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with music by Daniel Kallman. For licensing, or for more information, contact Christine.
Winter Odyssey
cloud droplets high in the cold sky
freeze
grow
from six sides
snow crystals too small to see
grow
starlike
come down to me
water is freezing
the bent molecules stacking
in crystalline lattices
of six-fold symmetry
snowflakes are branching
from hexagon corners
in intricate tapestries
or platelike simplicity
on your hair
on your clothes
everywhere
on your nose
snow crystals
clear as glass
reflect light
we call it white
snowflakes are forming
in shapes of fine laces
or like Grandmaʼs needles
or spools for embroidery
snowflakes are falling
from chilly birthplaces
in miniature filigree
of dazzling variety
snowflakes are dancing a mysterious odyssey
a cold, clear, crystal
choreography
–Copyright 2013, Christine Kallman, All Rights Reserved