JACKDAWS RISING
Words by Sarah McQuaid
Music by Sarah McQuaid, Pete Coleman and Clare Hines
Recorded on Walking Into White (2015)
Jackdaws rising
All together
Glinting eyes
And jet black feathers
Rough cries
Calling
Muster
For the dark is falling
Wind among the trees
Rustling of the leaves
Scudding clouds
And stars appearing
Startled by the flapping
Of a bat wing just above her
A rabbit dives beneath a shrub
And trembles under cover
Light starts to fade
Night calls the shades
Of others
Who have gone before us
Hark to them
Welcome them
Draw breath
And join the chorus
