The Brook Behind the Moss

For discovering a narrow stream hidden behind moss-covered rocks. Crouch on a stepping stone, scoop the water in both hands, and the cold slips out between your fingers while the shadow of a small fish crosses below. Upside-down trees float on the surface — another forest down there. A gut-string lute and small harp carry a five-note line that rises and falls smoothly, with a muted cello running underneath. In the calm shade of D Dorian, a single layer joins in the middle and then lets the current return to its first shape.