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Poetry and Music Review of Caroline Herring's Golden Apples of the Sun

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Stars just observers

Of zinnias and moonflowers

We could bathe in the nullah of a gulf stream

Prowl like cats in the night

Then transform like moths

In a chrysalis of light

Chrysalis of light


Since the first song of an album often sets the theme, I asked Caroline if Walter Anderson is a major influence to her, above and beyond Tales of the Islander, to which she replied:


à ‚¬Å"He is an influence, especially in regards to this album. I meant for there to be a constant theme of nature as sacred, nature as illuminating... I based the Walter Anderson song on his cottage murals, which are four: sunrise, day, sunset and night. So those (other album) songs are companions."


Certainly this is evident in other songs, such as Abuelita, a languid song with a hauntingly beautiful melody, which is also a Spanish term of endearment for grandmother:


Abuelita underneath the trees

Of Costa Rica and her dark shored seas

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