"Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all ... " † ~ pages (for dimlen&co) i : labyrinth these walls remember every trembling prayer the corridors held every screaming night a labyrinth with edges of despair what passed for love was destitute of care each joy had withered in the failing light these walls remember every trembling prayer i walked these rooms with no hope of repair each shadow loomed like bleak funerary rite a labyrinth with edges of despair the storms arrived with no time to prepare in tempests that no kindness could requite these walls remember every trembling prayer yet through this dark, a promise was laid bare once hidden realms might vanquish from my sight a labyrinth with edges of despair although the gloom leaned in from everywhere at last! a path that reached beyond the blight these walls remember every trembling prayer a labyrinth with edges of despair ii : horizon at once i claim my new horizon there where written words gift fancy to my flight these stories teach me all my heart may dare the threshold crossed, these glories i will share in pages that will make all burdens light at once i claim my new horizon there majestic tales illume the very air when poets speak dominions of delight these stories teach me all my heart may dare when writers shall their love of life declare portrayed in landscapes pure and calm and bright at once i claim my new horizon there let songs be sung with skillful art and flair let joyous lyrics set my life alight these stories teach me all my heart may dare now let the past be past, no more a snare my soul at last regains its proper height at once i claim my new horizon there these stories teach me all my heart may dare rjh 17jun2026 ~ † emily dickinson, “'hope' is the thing with feathers” (fascicle 13, circa 1861 : first published posthumously, 1891) the poems of Emily Dickinson : variorum edition. the belknap press, 1998 inspired by dimlen & co, "the silent page" https://suno.com/song/a8ab9034-2016-4e4a-8013-c904411b2d07 sound design and illustration by rjh and microsoft copilot guitar : prs angelus
