Wild Swans

"Wild Swans" is the first song of H. Leslie Adams' song cycle Five Millay Songs.

Date: 1960Composer: H. Leslie AdamsText: Edna St. Vincent MillaySong Collection: Five Millay Songs

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I looked in my heart while the wild…
by Edna St. Vincent Millay

I looked in my heart while the wild swans went over.
And what did I see I had not seen before?
Only a question less or a question more:
Nothing to match the flight of wild birds flying.

Tiresome heart, forever living and dying,
House without air, I leave you and lock your door.
Wild swans, come over the town, come over
The town again, trailing your legs and crying!

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