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by Robert Malise Bowyer Nichols (1893 - 1944)

The wood is still. I do not hear
Language: English 
The wood is still. I do not hear 
A single bird-song grieved or gay, 
Or other sound's hint than the sere 
Whispering of withered leaves downstrewn 
On the spent leaves of yesterday, 
And a hid footstep drawing near. 

My heart is still. I do not hear 
A human echo grieved or gay 
Such as has been this or that year, 
Only the sigh of my words downstrewn 
On the spent words of yesterday, 
And Death's hushed footstep drawing near. 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Malise Bowyer Nichols (1893 - 1944), no title, appears in Aurelia & Other Poems, in Swansong, no. 1 [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 (Philip) Christian Darnton (1905 - 1981), "The wood is still. I do not hear", 1935 [soprano and orchestra], from Swan Song, no. 1. [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-12-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 79

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