by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)

Language: English 
Me — come! My dazzled face
In such a shining place!
Me — hear! My foreign Ear
The sounds of Welcome — there!

The Saints forget
Our bashful feet —

My Holiday, shall be
That They — remember me —
My Paradise — the fame
That They — pronounce my name —

Composition:

    Set to music by Lee Hoiby (1926 - 2011), "The Shining Place", 1989 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

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This text was added to the website: 2026-02-25
Line count: 10
Word count: 52