by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Heart not so heavy as mine See original
Language: English
Heart not so heavy as mine, Wending late home -- As it passed my window Whistled itself a tune -- A careless snatch -- a ballad -- A Ditty of the street -- Yet to my irritated ear An anodyne so sweet -- It was as if a Bobolink, Sauntering this way, Carolled and mused, and carolled -- Then bubbled slowly away. It was as if a chirping brook Upon a toilsome way, Set bleeding feet to minuets Without the knowing why -- Heart not so heavy, Tomorrow -- night will come again -- Weary, perhaps, and sore -- Ah bugle by my window, I pray you stroll once more!
Composition:
- Set to music by Elliott Cook Carter, Jr. (1908 - 2012), "Heart not so heavy as mine", published 1939 [ SATB chorus a cappella ]
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Poems by Emily Dickinson, first published 1891
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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-12
Line count: 20
Word count: 106