by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
A threadless way Matches original text
Language: English
From Blank to Blank - A Threadless Way I pushed Mechanic feet - To stop - or perish - or advance - Alike indifferent - If end I gained It ends beyond Indefinites disclosed - I shut my eyes - and groped as well 'Twas lighter - to be Blind -
Composition:
- Set to music by Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "A threadless way", alternate title: "From blank to blank", c1931, published 1931 [ voice and piano ], from Songs from Emily Dickinson
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Further poems of Emily Dickinson
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Word count: 41