by Alice Christina Meynell (1847 - 1922), as A. C. Thompson
Who knows what days I answer for to‑day?
Language: English
Who knows what days I answer for to-day? Giving the bud I give the flower. I bow This yet unfaded and a faded brow; Bending these knees and feeble knees, I pray. Thoughts yet unripe in me I bend one way, Give one repose to pain I know not now, One check to joy that comes, I guess not how. I dedicate my fields when Spring is grey. O rash! (I smile) to pledge my hidden wheat. I fold to-day at altars far apart Hands trembling with what toils? In their retreat I seal my love to-be, my folded art. I light the tapers at my head and feet, And lay the crucifix on this silent heart.
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First published as "Sonnet"Text Authorship:
- by Alice Christina Meynell (1847 - 1922), as A. C. Thompson, "The young neophyte", appears in Preludes, first published 1875 [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 Felix Harold White (1884 - 1945), "The neophyte", published 1921 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-02
Line count: 14
Word count: 118