by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Winter afternoons Matches original text
Language: English
There’s a certain Slant of light, Winter Afternoons — That oppresses, like the Heft Of Cathedral Tunes — Heavenly Hurt, it gives us — We can find no scar, But internal difference, Where the Meanings, are — None may teach it — Any — ‘Tis the Seal Despair — An imperial affliction Sent us of the Air— When it comes, the Landscape listens — Shadows — hold their breath— When it goes, ‘tis like the Distance On the look of Death —
Composition:
- Set to music by Sheena Phillips (b. 1958), "Winter afternoons" [ satb chorus ], from Songs of Love and Longing, no. 3, Canasg music
Publisher: Canasg music [external link]
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Poems of Emily Dickinson, first published 1890
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , no title, copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 82