By Eva Dias Costa in Lessons in the Quiet — 27 Sep 2025

Gnossienne of Rain

A
bead falls
beadlet falls
beadfall again

hush gathers
hush hush gathers again

stillness leans
stillness leant
stillness leaning waits

B
low drift
low drifting
low drift lower

shadow hums
shadow hush hushes again

A
bead falls
beadlet falling
beadfall again

again
once more
fracture
once
more
echo
once more
again

C
weight breathes
breathing weight again
breath weighted lower

soft tone
softer soft tone
softest still

B
low drift
drifting low
drift drawn lower

silence holds
silence silence held again

A
bead falls
beadlet falls
beadfall again

again
once more
fracture
once
more
echo
once more
again

D
colour deepens
deepening colour again

rain within silence
silence silence within raining

rainlight
rainlighting
rain

(to be read with Erik Satie, Gnossienne No. 1)