Put by thy days like withered flowers In twilight hidden away; Memory shall up-build thee bowers Sweeter than they. Hoard not from witness of thy stream The shallowest cruse of tears: Pools still as heaven shall lovelier dream In future years.
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Text Authorship:
- by Walter De la Mare (1873 - 1956), written 1918 [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 John Bartlett (b. 1949), "Unregarding", 1982 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: John Bartlett
This text was added to the website: 2024-03-03
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