by Samuel Hoffenstein (1890 - 1947)
Who Grope with Love for Hands
Language: English
Who grope, with love for hands, outstretched to light, Will break their fumbling fingers on a wall. In that fierce flash of pain the wise see all - The nested robin and the nested sea, The silent brood-hen of Eternity, Warbled in azure that nor speaks nor sings - And nest their souls beneath those flightless wings
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Florence Beatrice Price (1887 - 1953), "Who Grope with Love for Hands" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-09-21
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Word count: 55