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Poems of Wallace Stevens II

Song Cycle by Justin Riveagh Connolly (b. 1933)

1. Earthly anecdote

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  • by Wallace Stevens (1879 - 1955), copyright ©

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2. The place of the solitaires

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  • by Wallace Stevens (1879 - 1955), copyright ©

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3. Life is motion  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
In Oklahoma,
Bonnie and Josie,
Dressed in calico,
Danced around a stump.
They cried,
"Ohoyaho,
Ohoo"...
Celebrating the marriage
Of flesh and air.

Text Authorship:

  • by Wallace Stevens (1879 - 1955), "Life is motion", appears in Harmonium, first published 1923

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First published 1919.

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Total word count: 23
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