But the singer grew weary and sank down to rest, Where he sleeps for a space, folded close to the breast Of old Mother Earth, the song stilled for a day. But our hearts to its music will vibrate alway.
Carrie Williams Clifford
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Singer and the Song (To Paul Laurence Dunbar), closing four lines; Race Rhymes (1911); Full poem read in Lehigh University anthology. Closing two complete sentences honor deceased poet Paul Laurence Dunbar; these are Clifford’s words, not Dunbar’s. Public-domain 1911 text.
- The Singer and the Song (To Paul Laurence Dunbar), closing four lines; Race Rhymes (1911)
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