Poem
'Uncommitted Annotation' a poem by Peter Porter
by Peter Porter •
‘Addio, valle di pianti’ –
These the composer’s plainchant words
No librettist dare rewrite
At using up imprisoned air
To sing like miners’ warning birds
Inside the sunless atmosphere
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