Poem by John Bannister Tabb

Evolution

Out of the dusk a shadow,
    Then, a spark; 
Out of the cloud a silence,
    Then, a lark; 
Out of the heart a rapture,
    Then, a pain; 
Out of the dead, cold ashes,
    Life again.

1. Foot-Soldiers
2. The Baby's Star
3. The Bluebird
4. The Woodpecker
5. Light and Shadow

Benjamin King Evolution ("We seem to exist in a hazardous time")

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