Like Kingly Swans On Quiet Water

Mozart: Serenade No.10 for Winds

Whichever day it was,
it was a gently day
---mild, magical
and innocent
with great sailing
of white cloud
serene and impregnable
in the high sky,
moving along like
kingly swans on quiet water.
The sun was in
the neighborhood also,
distributing his enchantment
unobtrusively, coloring
the sides of things
that were unalive
and livening the hearts
of living things.
--Flann O'Brien