by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950)
Scrub
Language: English
If I grow bitterly, Like a gnarled and stunted tree, Bearing harshly of my youth Puckered fruit that sears the mouth; If I make of my drawn boughs An Inshospitable House, Out of which I nevery pry Towards the water and the sky, Under which I stand and hide And hear the day go by outside; It is that a wind to strong Bent my back when I was young, It is that I fear the rain Lest it blister me again.
Authorship:
- by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950), "Scrub" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by George Tsontakis (b. 1951), "Scrub", first performed 2007, from Midnight Rain [ sung text not verified ]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2016-12-11
Line count: 14
Word count: 82