by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
Upon Concluded Lives
Language: English
Upon Concluded Lives There's nothing cooler falls -- Than Life's sweet Calculations -- The mixing Bells and Palls -- Make Lacerating Tune -- To Ears the Dying Side -- 'Tis Coronal -- and Funeral -- Saluting -- in the Road --
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Bolts of Melody, first published 1945 [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 Ray Green (b. 1908), "Concluded lives", published 1962 [ medium voice, piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-06-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 33