why did you go, little fourpaws?
Language:
English
why did you go
little fourpaws?
you forgot to shut
your big eyes.
where did you go?
like little kittens
are all the leaves
which open in the rain.
little kittens who
are called spring,
is what we stroke
maybe asleep?
do you know?or maybe did
something go away
ever so quietly
when we weren't looking.
First published as "V" in Seven Poems, in The Dial, Vol. 68, No. 1, January 1920
Authorship
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text),
listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
 by Gary Bachlund
, "why did you go", 1984 [medium or high voice and piano], from chansons innocentes (1925), no. 1.
by John Milton Cage (1912-1992)
, "Little Four Paws", published 1960 [contralto and piano], from 5 Songs for Contralto, no. 1.
by Celius Dougherty (1902-1986)
, "Little Fourpaws", published 1946 [medium voice and piano], from Songs by E. E. Cummings, no. ?
by Daron Aric Hagen (1961-)
, "Why did you go?", from Echo's songs, no. 7.
Date added to the website: 2007-05-11.
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