by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
There is another sky
Language: English
There is another sky, Ever serene and fair, And there is another sunshine, Though it be darkness there; Never mind faded forests, Austin, Never mind silent fields — Here is a little forest, Whose leaf is ever green; Here is a brighter garden, Where not a frost has been; In its unfading flowers I hear the bright bee hum: Prithee, my brother, Into my garden come!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Emily Dickinson, Letters of Emily Dickinson, Volume 1, Roberts Brothers, 1894, p.97; This poem is the end of a letter to her brother Austin.
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, written 1851, appears in Letters of Emily Dickinson [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 Joshua Shank (b. 1980), "There is another sky", 2011 [ voice and piano ], from Services of Snow, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-10-07
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