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Murder

Approaching quietly, I slit her throat,I laid her gently in the boat,To a stone her feet were lashed,In the water her body splashed. She asked me why I cut her throat,Dumped her body in the moat,“I knew you not”, we’d never seen,The other in the flesh or dream. Tiller firm the motor puttered,Water black asContinue reading “Murder”

unnamed

by Emily Dickinson I died for beauty, but was scarce,Adjusted in the tomb,When one who died for truth was lain,In an adjoining room. He questioned softly why I failed?“For beauty”, I replied,“And I for truth, – the two are one,We brethren are,” he said. And so, as kinsmen met a night,We talked between the rooms,UntilContinue reading “unnamed”

Elizabeth Bishop – A Brief Bio

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Visits to St. Elizabeths

by Elizabeth Bishop This is the house of Bedlam. This is the manthat lies in the house of Bedlam. This is the timeof the tragic manthat lies in the house of Bedlam. This is a wristwatchtelling the timeof the talkative manthat lies in the house of Bedlam. This is a sailorwearing the watchthat tells theContinue reading “Visits to St. Elizabeths”

Because I could not stop for Death

By Emily Dickinson Because I could not stop for Death –He kindly stopped for me –The Carriage held but just Ourselves –And Immortality. We slowly drove – He knew no hasteAnd I had put awayMy labor and my leisure too,For His Civility – We passed the School, where Children stroveAt Recess – in the RingContinue reading “Because I could not stop for Death”

I Heard a Fly Buzz

By Emily Dickinson I heard a Fly buzz – when I died,The Stillness in the Room,Was like the Stillness in the Air,Between the Heaves of Storm. The Eyes around – had wrung them dry,And Breaths were gathering firm,For that last Onset – when the King,Be witnessed – in the Room. I willed my Keepsakes –Continue reading “I Heard a Fly Buzz”

Emily Dickinson – A Brief Biography

Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Mass., December 10, 1830, and died there May 15, 1886. Ms. Dickinson was by all accounts recluse by nature and only rarely made an appearance in public. At the same time, in a remarkable dichotomy of character which interestingly is consistent with her sometimes bold, sometimes reticent poetic style,Continue reading “Emily Dickinson – A Brief Biography”

Dream Search

Have you any dreams you’d like to sell?In a dream I can find my élan,I would pay dearly for a mystery,One turbidly colored, with an onion plot. I find comfort in their misdirection,In the riddle of their many meanings,Of misplaced lights and shapes,With no hyponym to search for. Do you have one for sale?The ephemeraContinue reading “Dream Search”

James 5:13-16

Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith willContinue reading “James 5:13-16”

Evening After

The sun has set on your birthday,Your family has shared their love,How happy we are to have you,And for you, thank God above. Now sleep my darling in peace,Happy dreams our beautiful child,Like a campfire that warms our lives,Slow down and stay awhile.