How Fragile She Is | ten songs for soprano, baritone & guitar

Perhaps Duo LiveOak’s most important creative collaboration to date, How Fragile She Is is ten songs composed by Frank Wallace set to alternating poems by Wallace and Nancy Knowles. The theme is the fragility of our precious and only Earth, with the moon being an important symbol of its feminine side. This is the title song, a poem by Frank Wallace:

Silver threads
hold the moon,
Silly little arachnyl ligaments,
in space,
Where no one knows
how fragile she is.

How long will she shine?
Who will catch her
when she falls?
Will the web-weavers
wander on?
Do you have eight legs?

The cycle is dedicated to Jane Goodall and her untiring work to protect all life on earth. The Jane Goodall Institute is a global nonprofit that “empowers people to make a difference for all living things. We are creating healthy ecosystems, promoting sustainable livelihoods and nurturing new generations of committed, active citizens around the world.”

Gyre Publications
Copyright ©2007 Frank A. Wallace
Cover photography and design by Nancy Knowles
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