by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
I reckon ‑ when I count at all
Language: English
I reckon - when I count at all - First Poets - then the Sun - Then Summer - then the Heaven of God - And then - the list is done - But - looking back - the first so seems To comprehend the whole - The others look a needless show - So I write - Poets - All. This summer lasts a solid year - They can afford a Sun The East would deem Extravagant - And if the final Heaven - Be Beautiful as they disclose To those who trust in them, It is too difficult a Grace - To justify the dream.
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Further poems of Emily Dickinson, first published 1929 [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 Adolf Weiss (1891 - 1971), "Poets", 1928, published c1930 [ soprano and string quartet ], from Seven Songs for Soprano and String Quartet, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Poètes", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2004-06-02
Line count: 18
Word count: 89