Little Willow ([info]slayground) wrote,
@ 2007-12-28 09:52:00
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Poetry Friday: That is Solemn We Have Ended by Emily Dickinson
That is solemn we have ended,
Be it but a play,
Or a glee among the garrets,
Or a holiday,

Or a leaving home; or later,
Parting with a world
We have understood, for better
Still it be unfurled.

- by Emily Dickinson

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[info]kellyrfineman
2007-12-28 10:52 pm UTC (link)
Lovely. I haven't reached this one yet in my collected poems book. Gina had Emily up over at Cuentecitos, too. Your great minds are thinking alike.

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[info]slayground
2007-12-28 11:09 pm UTC (link)
Hurrah, Emily!

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TadMack says:
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2007-12-29 10:38 am UTC (link)
I had to read this a couple of times and then out loud to get the full meaning. I have to say, it's about how I feel: the solemnity (a tiny letdown) after a play ending, or a holiday, or after leaving home. I'm still puzzling out the end, but I really like this one. I think it's so cool that you're ferreting out her lesser known works.

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[info]slayground
2007-12-29 06:14 pm UTC (link)
The last three lines are depressing, but true to a degree. Also, the last word ties in to the play, which is closing this weekend and the reason I chose this piece!

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