Master Composition
Royal Conservatoire The Hague
Student number: 3085260
Supervisor: Alison Isadora
Exposition
© 2024 Amba Klapwijk
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From Here
between the leaves, I gaze into the rocks
millions of stones
small, round, massive
and in the distance large, rough, protruding..
I feel a light breeze that is welcome
in this heat
in this moment, the water knows no stopping
I don't want it to stop either
from here
I try to see you
branches and leaves block my view
I know that you are slowly, but ever faster,
moving upwards
do you see the red stones in the river?
here, green, or brown, covered with pine needles
above, sparkling
below, they seem snow white
but those... are red
am I here
am I really here?
at night, in the twilight
I smell the earth beneath my feet
the leaves of the trees
it has finally rained
the crickets are singing
it is quiet
the next morning
clouds slowly move
passing by, over and around
the mountain
rustling sounds in the silver fir above me
from branch to branch
a pine cone falls down besides me
I remember, the day before yesterday,
the rumbling of stones
when a huge amount of water
rushed through the river
as if a thunderstorm was coming
now it is calm, except for the jays
that have perched in the branches around me
I get up
my path passes a large stone
covered with green velvet
I put my hand on its flank
and feel its warmth
I am here,
and I listen to the stones
Amba Klapwijk, August 2023
