Stumped
by
Kitty Allen
Available on Spotify, Pandora Plus & in most digital music stores.
An original instrumental tune composed & performed by Kitty Allen on pedal harp, midi-keyboard, flutes, didge box, laptop & analog synthesizer.
Inspired by a fallen tree spotted in the woods during a country drive in Connecticut. The beauty of nature lived on with grace, stillness & renewal. The tree humbly presented itself perfectly as a grizzled & fractured old stump, though one with a history, as displayed by its shredded bark, random twigs & the young green tendrils that enveloped it.
A Downy woodpecker, current resident maintaining a nest within the tree stump, validated the old tree's checkered past. "Not a home for the timid!" it squawked. "Been filled with ants, worms, raccoons & skunks for decades. Not to mention numerous holes drilled by other bird bills. A decrepit old relic. Always groaning, whistling & churning during strong winds, too. Merciful that it finally split itself in half...easier to dine on the vermin..."
A Downy woodpecker, current resident maintaining a nest within the tree stump, validated the old tree's checkered past. "Not a home for the timid!" it squawked. "Been filled with ants, worms, raccoons & skunks for decades. Not to mention numerous holes drilled by other bird bills. A decrepit old relic. Always groaning, whistling & churning during strong winds, too. Merciful that it finally split itself in half...easier to dine on the vermin..."
© - Kitty Allen 2019