{"id":1446,"date":"2022-05-26T20:34:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T20:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.northstarmusicllc.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1446"},"modified":"2025-01-14T16:13:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T21:13:52","slug":"in-the-balance-lacunae","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.northstarmusicllc.com\/index.php\/product\/in-the-balance-lacunae\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Balance &#038; Lacunae"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"innerContentContainer\">[dflip id=\"4119\" type=\"thumb\" ]<\/span>2 beautiful songs set the poetry of Robyn Sarah<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">In the Balance<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Fire can kindle fire,<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">but the vessel removed from the\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">fire soon grows cold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">The forecast: hiatus, quietus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Fear for the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Where&#8217;s north now?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">This speeding-up of time will<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">end by slowing us down if we are <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">lucky.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">(Pivot of sungleam on the curve\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">of the metal stair rail.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Lacunae<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Why am I sad tonight?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">As if in answer, the rain:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">a hushed rush of summer rain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">What is the wall that divides us<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">from our shining?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times;\">Of what is it made?<\/span><\/p>\n<p 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