Saturday, June 7, 2025

Poem: Our share of night to bear

 Our share of night to bear, Our share of morning, 
Our blank in bliss to fill, Our blank in scorning. 
Here a star, and there a star, Some lose their way. 
Here a mist, and there a mist, Afterwards — day!

Dickinson, Emily. Collected Poems (AmazonClassics Edition) (pp. 5-6). Kindle Edition. 


Thoughts:

So far, I have to say I enjoy Emily's poems, but I can't say I really understand them. On a nonverbal level there's some understanding, but not anything I can really put into words.

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