by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
We should not mind so small a flower
Language: English
We should not mind so small a flower - Except it quiet bring Our little garden that we lost Back to the Lawn again. So spicy her Carnations nod - So drunken, reel her Bees - So silver steal a hundred flutes From out a hundred trees - That whoso sees this little flower By faith may clear behold The Bobolinks around the throne And Dandelions gold.
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Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title [author's text not yet checked 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 Arthur Farwell (1872 - 1952), "We should not mind so small a flower", op. 108 (Ten Emily Dickinson Songs) no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
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Word count: 63