by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Language: English
The daisy follows soft the sun, And when his golden walk is done, Sits shyly at his feet. He, waking, finds the flower near. "Wherefore, marauder, art thou here? Because, sir, love is sweet!" We are the flower, Thou the sun! Forgive us, if as days decline, We nearer steal to Thee, - Enamoured of the parting west, The peace, the flight, the amethyst, Night's possibility!
Composition:
- Set to music by Alun Hoddinott (1929 - 2008), "Daisy", op. 152, Heft 3 no. 2 (1994) [ soprano and piano ], from One Must Always Have Love, no. 2, confirmed with a CD booklet
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Poems of Emily Dickinson, first published 1890
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 65