by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Language: English
To die — takes just a little while — They say it doesn't hurt — It's only fainter — by degrees — And then — it's out of sight — A darker Ribbon — for a Day — A Crape upon the Hat — And then the pretty sunshine comes — And helps us to forget — The absent — mystic — creature — That but for love of us — Had gone to sleep — that soundest time — Without the weariness —
Composition:
- Set to music by Michael Ippolito (b. 1985), no title, 2014 [ solo voice ], from Peacock Presumes to Die!, no. 5, confirmed with a score
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 84