Wake

from A Shropshire Lad by Shifting Buffalo

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Wake: the silver dusk returning
Up the beach of darkness brims,
And the ship of sunrise burning
Strands upon the eastern rims.

Wake: the vaulted shadow shatters,
Trampled to the floor it spanned,
And the tent of night in tatters
Straws the sky-pavilioned land.

Get up, 'tis late for lying:
Hear the drums of morning play;
Hark, the empty highways crying
"Who'll beyond the hills away?"

Towns and countries woo together,
Forelands beacon, belfries call;
Never lad that trod on leather
Lived to feast his heart with all.

Get up, get up, lad

Get up: thews that lie and cumber
Sunlit pallets never thrive;
Morns abed and daylight slumber
Were not meant for man alive.

Clay lies still, but blood's a rover;
Breath's a ware that will not keep.
Get up, lad: When the journey's over
There'll be time enough to sleep.

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from A Shropshire Lad, released November 1, 2019

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Shifting Buffalo Hertfordshire, UK

Shifting Buffalo writes and records lots of stuff. Some of it is available on the internet, either to buy or download free.

Shifting Buffalo regularly indulges in 'immersion composition' (check out www.ics-hub.org) and is an inaugural member of the Burning Lodge.

You can catch Shifting Buffalo playing live from time to time, particularly in the Hertfordshire area. ... more

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