*”Space that there
Moments like days
Lime like that
In Meadows*
For meadows, for meadows, for meadows…
Tropeless craze –
Moments like years
Lime sapped yews
“Meadow Fallen Plain” is the latest in my meadow/pasture-themed works — a continuation of the thread woven through pieces like Bright Pastures and Ocean Meadows. On the surface, it reads like an ode to nature: an observation of landscapes, trees, and the delicate balance they hold. Having visited roughly 70% of the national parks in the U.S., I’ve seen firsthand the beauty and fragility of these places — from vast plains to hidden groves — and I’ve carried those experiences into my writing.
But Meadow Fallen Plain is more than pastoral imagery. In the phrase “lime sapped yews”, there’s a subtle tension: trees that have stood for hundreds of years can be undone in a single moment — by fire, by storm, or by forces far more destructive. The imagery here isn’t far from a nuclear aftermath — a meadow that once held life and movement, now silent, flattened, and changed forever.
The song’s refrains — “Moments like days” and “Moments like years” — capture the strange elasticity of time in such events. A long stretch of peace can end in an instant. A single moment can stretch endlessly in memory. Nature, like life, can be both enduring and heartbreakingly fleeting.
It’s a reminder of stewardship — to protect what we have while we can — but also an acknowledgment of inevitability. Not everything survives, no matter how long it’s stood or how deep its roots reach. In that way, Meadow Fallen Plain is both a love letter to nature and an elegy for it.
-Josh
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