by Alice Christina Meynell (1847 - 1922)
A Poet Of One Mood
Language: English
A poet of one mood in all my lays, Ranging all life to sing one only love, Like a west wind across the world I move, Sweeping my harp of floods mine own wild ways. The countries change, but not the west-wind days Which are my songs. My soft skies shine above, And on all seas the colours of a dove, And on all fields a flash of silver greys. I made the whole world answer to my art And sweet monotonous meanings. In your ears I change not ever, bearing, for my part, One thought that is the treasure of my years- A small cloud full of rain upon my heart And in mine arms, clasped, like a child in tears.
Text Authorship:
- by Alice Christina Meynell (1847 - 1922), "A Poet Of One Mood" [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 John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "A Poet Of One Mood", op. 448 (1955) [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-04-28
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Word count: 122