by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
A clock stopped — not the mantel's
Language: English
A clock stopped — not the mantel's; Geneva's farthest skill Can't put the puppet bowing That just now dangled still. An awe came on the trinket! The figures hunched with pain, Then quivered out of decimals Into degreeless noon. It will not stir for doctors, This pendulum of snow; The shopman importunes it, While cool, concernless No Nods from the gilded pointers, Nods from the seconds slim, Decades of arrogance between The dial life and him.
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Confirmed with Poems by Emily Dickinson. Third Series, ed by Mabel Loomis Todd, Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1896.
Text as set by Ippolito:
A Clock stopped — Not the Mantel's — Geneva's farthest skill Can't put the puppet bowing — That just now dangled still — An awe came on the Trinket! The Figures hunched, with pain — Then quivered out of Decimals — Into Degreeless Noon — It will not stir for Doctors — This Pendulum of snow — This Shopman importunes it — While cool — concernless No — Nods from the Gilded pointers — Nods from the Seconds slim — Decades of Arrogance between The Dial life — And Him —
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Poems: Third Series, in 4. Time and Eternity, no. 53 [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 Michael Ippolito (b. 1985), "A Clock Stopped", 2018 [ soprano and piano ], from Vanitas, no. 3, confirmed with a score [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-08-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 76