The yardstick

Yardstick that measured out so many miles of cloth, 
Yardstick that covered me, 
I wonder do you hop of nights 
Out to the still hill's cemetery, 
And up and down go measuring 
A clayey grave for me?

by John Gould Fletcher (1886-1950) , "The yardstick", from Goblins and Pagodas, published 1916

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Henry Leland Clarke (1907-1992) , "The yardstick", 1961 [high voice and piano], from Four Songs for Young Lady, no. ?

Date added to the website: 2008-09-24.

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