by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
I felt a Cleaving in my Mind —
Language: English
I felt a Cleaving in my Mind — As if my Brain had split — I tried to match it — Seam by Seam — But could not make it fit. The thought behind, I strove to join Unto the thought before — But Sequence ravelled out of Sound Like Balls — upon a Floor.
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- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, revised version [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Anna Clyne (b. 1980), "The Lost Thought", 2013 [ 3 female voices and instrumental ensemble ], from As Sudden Shut, no. 2, Boosey & Hawkes
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes [external link]
Set in a modified version by Anna Clyne, Michael M. Horvit, Sergius Kagen, Otto Luening.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2026-03-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 55