by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
The nearest Dream recedes ‑ unrealized
Language: English
The nearest Dream recedes - unrealized - The Heaven we chase - Like the June Bee - before the School Boy - Invites the Race - Stoops - to an easy Clover - Dips - evades - teazes - deploys - Then - to the Royal Clouds Lifts his light Pinnace - Heedless of the Boy - Staring - bewildered - at the mocking sky - Homesick for steadfast Honey - Ah - the Bee flies not That brews that rare variety!
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Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, written 1862 [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 Paul Wehage , "The nearest dream recedes, unrealized" [ high voice and piano ], from Ten Dickinson Songs, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann
This text was added to the website: 2020-04-27
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