A wild poppy-flower Withered and died. The day-people laughed -- But the night-people cried. A wild poppy-flower Withered and died.
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First published in Crisis, February 1925Text Authorship:
- by Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "Poppy flower", appears in Fields of Wonder, in Border Line, no. 11 [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 David Nathaniel Baker, Jr. (b. 1931), "Poppy Flower", published 1972 [ soprano and string quartet ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Owens (1925 - 2017), "Poppy flower", op. 24 no. 11, published 1970 [ baritone and piano ], from Border Line, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-10-26
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Word count: 19