A Forest Flute (Poem by Madison Julius Cawein) Circa 1900 - Song Version w/Text

MADISON JULIUS CAWEIN
(March 23, 1865 - December 8, 1914)
Madison Julius Cawein (March 23, 1865 - December 8, 1914) was a poet from Louisville, Kentucky. Madison Julius Cawein was born in Louisville, Kentucky on March 23, 1865, the fifth child of William and Christiana (Stelsly) Cawein. His father made patent medicines from herbs.
Song is in a Celtic style with original music and flutes by Tony Gerber and vocals from Udio vocal AI. (tonygerber.bandcamp.com)
Poem written circa 1900s.
Poem Lyrics:
A Forest Flute
By Madison Julius Cawein
I Heard a reed among the hills,
A woodland reed of music where,
Like madcap children, ran the rills,
Boisterous, with wildly flowing hair.
I knew it for a pipe the Spring
Tuned to the rapture in her heart,
That in the egg should shape the wing,
And in the seed the wildflower start.
And I I followed where it blew,
And found a valley, dim and green,
A wild spot, like a drop of dew,
Hung glimmeringly two hills between.
I heard the flute, a bird-like note,
That made the place a magic well,
On which enchantment seemed to float,
A spirit in a rainbow shell.
I knew what danced there with its flute,
Unseen, a part of soul and mind:
I saw the imprint of its foot,
In many a flower of orchis-kind.
I knew it of an ancient race,
Some myth the Greeks had known of old.
Could I have spoken it face to face
Of what lost dreams I might have told!
AI generated art and music conducted, directed and video edited by Tony Gerber. (tonygerber.bandcamp.com)
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Beautiful to the ears and soul

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Beautiful~ 💕