1978
An Awful Tempest Mashed the Air
Composed by 
John Woods Duke
John Woods Duke Text by 
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson Six Poems by Emily Dickinson Song Collection
"An Awful Tempest Mashed the Air" is the fourth song of John Duke's Six Poems by Emily Dickinson for soprano and piano.
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An Awful Tempest Mashed the Air
by Emily Dickinson
An awful Tempest mashed the air —
The clouds were gaunt, and few —
A Black — as of a Spectre’s Cloak
Hid Heaven and Earth from view.
The creatures chuckled on the Roofs —
And whistled in the air —
And shook their fists —
And gnashed their teeth —
And swung their frenzied hair.
The morning lit — the Birds arose —
The Monster’s faded eyes
Turned slowly to his native coast —
And peace — was Paradise!
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