The Heart's Journey

Song Cycle by Alec Rowley (1892 - 1958)

1. A flower has opened in my heart

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A flower has opened in my heart
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2. You were glad to‑night  [sung text not yet checked]

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You were glad tonight: And now you've gone away.
Flushed in the dark, you put your dreams to bed;
But as you fall asleep I hear you say
those tired, sweet, drowsy words we left unsaid.

I am [alone]1: but in the windless night
I listen to the gurgling of the rain that veils
the gloom with peace: and whispering of your white
limbs, and your mouth that stormed my throat with bliss,
the rain becomes your voice, and tells me tales
That crowd [my heart with]2 memories of your kiss.

Sleep well! for I can follow you, to bless 
And lull your distant beauty where you roam;
And with wild songs of hoarded loveliness
Recall you to these arms that were your home.

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First published in Oxford Outlook, May 1919

1 Carpenter: "alone, all alone"
2 Carpenter: "my"

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3. What you are I cannot say

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What you are I cannot say
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First published in London Mercury, March 1924, revised 1927, revised 1928

4. Song, be my soul

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Song, be my soul; set forth the fairest part
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Total word count: 126