Originally Posted by Al-David
Noel,

The Users Forum is always a bit better place to visit when you make an appearance.

Such a beautiful piece! You have a special way with music. I love the simplicity of the backing tracks—everything it needs and not a hint of the unnecessary. You literally make music sing at its best.

Simply gorgeous.

Alan
Hi Alan.

It is always great to see you smile Thank you for visiting.

When I started working on this poem and turning it into lyrics, I was amazed at how easily everything fell into place once I had the first verse organised. As mentioned in posts above a couple of times, the first verse is a reproduction Barrett Browning's original words, original meter and original rhyme scheme. In making her words into lyrics, I changed the poetic flow so that it would fit with music. With that done, I used the remainder of EBB's words to inspire me in the creation of additional lyric material. Creating this song was a very satisfying journey for me. Being guided by EBB's work took me in directions I would never have chosen by myself.

I hope that you and Di had as terrific a Christmas as possible, and I wish you everything good for 2025.
--Noel

Please let Di know that I think of her often and send healing thoughts her way.

MY SONGS...
Audiophile BIAB 2024