by John Galsworthy (1867 - 1933)

Language: English 
Sharp against a sky of grey
Pigeon's nest in naked tree; 
All the silver twigs up-curled, 
All the leafy spirits furled; 
Not a breath to fan the day! 

World, aspiring and severe, 
Not a hum of fly or bee,
Not a song, and not a cry, 
Not a perfume stealing by;
Stillest moment of the year!

Confirmed with John Galsworthy, Moods, Songs, & Doggerels, London: William Heinemann, 1912, page 40.


Composition:

    Set to music by Dorothy Pilling (1910 - 1998), "Silver Point" [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a score

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