by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
My spirit will not haunt the mound Matches original text
Language: English
My spirit will not haunt the mound Above my breast, But travel, memory-possessed, To where my tremulous being found Life largest, best. My phantom-footed shape will go When nightfall grays Hither and thither along the ways I and another used to know In backward days. And there you'll find me, if a jot You still should care For me, and for my curious air; If otherwise, then I shall not, For you, be there.
First published in Poetry and Drama, December 1913
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Composition:
- Set to music by David Leo Diamond (1915 - 2005), "My spirit will not haunt the mound", 1946, published 1952 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2005-06-17
Line count: 15
Word count: 74