On glossy wires artistically bent, He draws himself up to his full extent, His natty wings with self-assurance perk. His stinging quarters menacingly work. Poor egotist, he has no way of knowing But he's as good as anybody going.
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Frost (1874 - 1963), "Waspish", appears in A Further Range, first published 1936 [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 Cecil William Bentz (b. 1915), "Waspish" [ mixed chorus and piano ], from Two Short Poems by Robert Frost [sung text not yet checked]
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