by Robert Malise Bowyer Nichols (1893 - 1944)
The water lily
Language: English
The Lily floated white and red Pouring its scent up to the sun; The rapt sun floating over head watch'd no such other one. None mark'd it as it spread abroad And beautifully learn'd to cease: But Beauty is its own reward, Being a form of Peace.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Malise Bowyer Nichols (1893 - 1944), appears in Ardours and Endurances (Poems and Fantasies), first published 1917 [author's text not yet checked 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 Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930), "The water lily", 1917, published 1972. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: David K. Smythe
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 47