by Alexander Posey (1873 - 1908)
To My Wife
Language: English
I've seen the beauty of the rose, I've heard the music of the bird, And given voice to my delight; I've sought the shapes that come in dreams, I've reached my hands in eager quest, To fold them empty to my breast; While you, the whole of all I've sought — The love, the beauty, and the dreams — Have stood, thro' weal and woe, true at My side, silent at my neglect.
Confirmed with The Poems of Alexander Lawrence Posey, collected and arranged by Mrs. Minnie H. Posey, Topeka, Kansas, 1910.
Text Authorship:
- by Alexander Posey (1873 - 1908), "To My Wife" [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 David Knaggs , "To My Wife", 2006 [ soprano and piano ], from Six songs for voice and piano, poetry by Alexander Posey (1873-1908), no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-05-20
Line count: 10
Word count: 73