Oh Day of Fire and Sun

My setting of Sara Teasdale's poem "Oh Day of Fire and Sun".

Oh day of fire and sun,
Pure as a naked flame,
Blue sea, blue sky and dun
Sands where he spoke my name;

Laughter and hearts so high
That the spirit flew off free,
Lifting into the sky
Diving into the sea;

Oh day of fire and sun
Like a crystal burning,
Slow days go one by one,
But you have no returning.

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The material is Public Domain from the Prelinger Archive, including "Malibu Mermaid" starring Adele Doleman, a Pathe newsreel and a Newport cigarette advert. The picture at the beginning and end is adapted from "Bathers" by George William Russell.

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• Sara Teasdale
• Bathers
• Oh Day of Fire and Sun
• Flame and Shadow
• Malibu Mermaid
• Adele Doleman
• George William Russell
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