by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967)
Nocturne in a Deserted Brickyard
Language: English
Stuff of the moon Runs on the lapping sand Out to the longest shadows. Under the curving willows, And round the creep of the wave line, Fluxions of yellow and dusk on the waters Make a wide dreaming pansy of an old pond in the night.
Text Authorship:
- by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967), "Nocturne in a Deserted Brickyard", appears in Chicago Poems, first published 1916 [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 David M. Epstein (1930 - 2002), "Nocturne in a Deserted Brickyard", published 1962 [SATB chorus a cappella], from Five Scenes [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-07-08
Line count: 7
Word count: 47