by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962)
riverly is a flower
Language: English
riverly is a flower gone softly by tomb rosily gods whiten befall saith rain anguish and dream-send is hushed in moan-loll where night gathers morte carved smiles cloud-gloss is at moon-cease soon verbal mist-flowers close ghosts on prowl gorge sly slim gods stare
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Note: this poem entered the public domain in 2021.
Text Authorship:
- by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962), no title, appears in & [AND], in 1. A, in 1. Post Impressions, no. 2, first published 1925 [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 Luciano Berio (1925 - 2003), "riverly is a flower", 1960, published 1961 [ high female voice, harp, 2 percussion ], from Circles, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Luciano Berio (1925 - 2003), "riverly is a flower", 1960, published 1961 [ high female voice, harp, 2 percussion ], from Circles, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-04-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 43