The Lion is a kingly beast. He likes a Hindu for a feast. And if no Hindu he can get, The lion-family is upset. He cuffs his wife and bites her ears Till she is nearly moved to tears. Then some explorer finds the den And all is family peace again.
Lions, Spiders, & Flies
Song Cycle by M. Ryan Taylor (b. 1972)
1. The Lion
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Vachel Lindsay (1879 - 1931), "The Lion", appears in The Congo and Other Poems, first published 1914
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]2. The Spider and the Ghost of the Fly
Language: English
Once I loved a spider When I was born a fly, A velvet-footed spider With a gown of rainbow-dye. She ate my wings and gloated. She bound me with a hair. She drove me to her parlor Above her winding stair. To educate young spiders She took me all apart. My ghost came back to haunt her. I saw her eat my heart.
Text Authorship:
- by Vachel Lindsay (1879 - 1931), "The Spider and the Ghost of the Fly", appears in The Congo and Other Poems, first published 1914
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Total word count: 114