by William Carlos Williams (1883 - 1963)

Language: English 
An old willow with hollow branches
Slowly swayed his few high bright tendrils
And sang:

“Love is a young green willow
Shimmering at the bare wood’s edge.”

Composition:

    Set to music by Stanley Grill (b. 1953), "Epitaph", copyright © 2004 [ 2 voices and 2 cellos ], from Vignettes - Trees, no. 4, confirmed with an online score

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This text was added to the website: 2018-04-25
Line count: 5
Word count: 27