Saturday, October 17, 2009

Emily Dickenson Doesn't live here any more.





BESIDES the autumn poets sing,

A few prosaic days

A little this side of the snow

And that side of the haze.

 
A few incisive mornings,
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A few ascetic eves,—

Gone Mr. Bryant’s golden-rod,

And Mr. Thomson’s sheaves.

 
Still is the bustle in the brook,

Sealed are the spicy valves;
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Mesmeric fingers softly touch

The eyes of many elves.

 
Perhaps a squirrel may remain,

My sentiments to share.

Grant me, O Lord, a sunny mind,
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Thy windy will to bear!

Good Old Emily.

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