by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Language: English
This is the land the sunset washes, These are the banks of the yellow sea; Where it rose, or whither it rushes, These are the western mystery! Night after night her purple traffic Strews the landing with opal bales; Merchantmen poise upon horizons, Dip, and vanish like Orioles.
Composition:
- Set to music by Michael Ippolito (b. 1985), no title, 2014 [ solo voice ], from Peacock Presumes to Die!, no. 2, confirmed with a score
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Poems of Emily Dickinson, first published 1890
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Line count: 8
Word count: 49