by Hilda Conkling (1910 - 1986)
Butterfly/ I like the way you wear your...
Language: English
Butterfly I like the way you wear your wings. Show me their colors, For the light is going. Spread out their edges of gold, Before the Sandman puts me to sleep And evening murmurs by.
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Confirmed with Poetry Magazine, July 1918, p. 30. Written by the seven-year-old Hilda Conkling.
Text Authorship:
- by Hilda Conkling (1910 - 1986), "Butterfly", first published 1918 [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 Stacey Philipps , "In the Moment" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-04-07
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