I felt a cleaving in my mind As if my brain had split; I tried to match it, seam by seam, But could not make them fit. The thought behind I strove to join Unto the thought before, But sequence ravelled out of reach Like balls upon a floor.
The Lost Thought
Set by Anna Clyne (b. 1980), "The Lost Thought", 2013 [ 3 female voices and instrumental ensemble ], from As Sudden Shut, no. 2, Boosey & Hawkes
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), "The Lost Thought", appears in Poems: Third Series, in 1. Life, no. 23, appears in Poems: Third Series, in 1. Life, no. 23, first published 1896
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I felt a Cleaving in my Mind — As if my Brain had split — I tried to match it — Seam by Seam — But could not make it fit. The thought behind, I strove to join Unto the thought before — But Sequence ravelled out of Sound Like Balls — upon a Floor.
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, revised version
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