Ah, my Emily!
So appropriate for January —for looking ahead — for being open to interpretation — full of possibility!
I dwell in Possibility
by Emily Dickinson
I dwell in Possibility –
A fairer House than Prose –
More numerous of Windows –
Superior – for Doors –
(Read the entire short poem here, at The Poetry Foundation.)
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10 comments:
My poem for the year!
The promise of a new year.
I always think the more numerous of windows, the better. Happy New Year, Karen!
Ruth, I missed visiting too many of my PF friend last week, but I see now that you chose it as your word for the year.. And I love your version/rewrite of/tribute to the poem! :) Marvelous!
Thanks, Kat, for stopping by, and thanks for hosting, too!
Happy New Year to you, too, Heidi!
Somehow I left my comment on Jone's post, must have had two up at the same time. Here it is! “A fairer House than Prose –” is a favorite line in this, and of course, the opening. Perfect, Karen. Happy New Year!
I love every part of this poem -- the windows, the "Gambrels of the Sky," the gathering of paradise as an occupation. Swoon!
Linda, I love "A fairer House than Prose—" too. Happy New Year to you, too!
Mary Lee, yes, if only we could all have the occupation of gathering paradise. :)
What can be better than Emily for a new year? May we all be occupied with spreading whatever we have to not only gather, but to help create Paradise.
A favorite poem of mine, which reads fresh to me each time I read it–thanks for sharing it!
Joyce and Michelle, so happy to be sharing the freshness of Emily with you in this new year. :)
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