2001
The Strength of the Lonely (What the Mendicant Said)
Composed by 
Jake Heggie
Jake Heggie Text by 
Vachel Lindsay
Vachel Lindsay The Moon Is a Mirror Song Collection
"The Strength of the Lonely (What the Mendicant Said)" is the first song of Jake Heggie's song cycle The Moon is a Mirror.
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The Strength of the Lonely (What the Mendicant Said)
by Vachel Lindsay
The moon’s a monk, unmated,
Who walks his cell, the sky.
His strength is that of heaven-vowed men
Who all life’s flames defy.
They turn to stars or shadows,
They go like snow or dew —
Leaving behind no sorrow —
Only the arching blue.
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