by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967)
Home thoughts
Language: English
The sea rocks have a green moss. The pine rocks have red berries. I have memories of you. . . . . . . . . . . . . Speak to me of how you miss me. Tell me the hours go long and slow. Speak to me of the drag on your heart, The iron drag of the long days. I know hours empty as a beggar's tin cup on a rainy day, empty as a soldier's sleeve with an arm lost. Speak to me . . .
Authorship:
- by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967), "Home Thoughts", appears in Smoke and Steel, first published 1920 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Ruth Crawford-Seeger (1901 - 1953), "Home thoughts", published 1929, first performed 1930 [ contralto and piano ], from Five Songs, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-12
Line count: 11
Word count: 90