Three Violins

Carl SandburgRomantic

Three violins are trying their hearts. The piece is MacDowell's Wild Rose. And the time of the wild rose And the leaves of the wild rose And the dew-shot eyes of the wild rose Sing in the air over three violins. Somebody like you was in the heart of MacDowell. Somebody like you is in three violins.

Carl Sandburg

Mood:: Romantic
Topics:: music, love, heart, violin, wild rose

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Carl Sandburg captures a moment of listening: three violins are playing Edward MacDowell’s “Wild Rose,” and the music seems to scatter the scent, leaves, and dew-bright eyes of a wild rose into the air.

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