by Countee Cullen (1903 - 1946)
Language: English
I have wrapped my dreams in a silken cloth, And laid them away in a box of gold; Where long will cling the lips of the moth, I have wrapped my dreams in a silken cloth; I hide no hate; I am not even wroth Who found earth's breath so keen and cold; I have wrapped my dreams in a silken cloth, And laid them away in a box of gold.
Composition:
- Set to music by Dorothy Rudd Moore (1940 - 2022), "To a poet", 1972 [ mezzo-soprano, piano, and violoncello ], from From the Dark Tower, no. 7
Text Authorship:
- by Countee Cullen (1903 - 1946), "For a poet"
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This text was added to the website: 2008-02-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 71