Heart, We Will Forget Him

"Heart, We Will Forget Him" is the second song of John Duke's Six Poems by Emily Dickinson for soprano and piano.

Date: 1978Composer: John Woods DukeText: Emily DickinsonSong Collection: Six Poems by Emily Dickinson

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Heart, We Will Forget Him
by Emily Dickinson

Heart, we will forget him
You and I, tonight.
You may forget the warmth he gave,
I will forget the light.

When you have done, pray tell me,
That I my thoughts may dim;
Haste! lest while you’re lagging,
I may remember him!

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Six Poems by Emily Dickinson

Composer(s): John Duke

Voice Type: Soprano

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