by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Full Moon (Santa Barbara)
Language: English
I listened, there was not a sound to hear In the great rain of moonlight Pouring dawn, The eucalyptus trees were carved in silver, And a light mist of silver lulled the town. I saw far off the grey Pacific bearing A broad white disk of flame, And on the garden-walk a snail beside me Tracing in crystal the slow way he came.
Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by David Evan Thomas (b. 1958), "Full Moon (Santa Barbara)", 2003 [high voice unaccompanied], from Petals fallen from the moon, no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Dave Evan Thomas
This text was added to the website: 2006-06-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 63