Arpeggio (Inside of a Prism)

[bnewman]

Written for the Confluence 2005 song contest, with the prompts "arpeggio", "prism", and "On Top of Old Smokey".

lyrics by Benjamin Newman
ttto: "On Top of Old Smokey", trad. American

Inside of a prism

Light's fractured and bent

In a different direction

Every color is sent

 

'Cause the glass interacts

Somewhat differently

Depending on each
Photon's frequency

 

The photons diverge then

And head for the wall

And a colorful pattern

Can be seen where they fall

 

Each frequency's separate

Like So, Fa, Mi, Re, Do

An electromagnetic

Arpeggio