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drbjjcarpenter's review against another edition
4.0
First time reading Dickinson's poetry. Some really excellent pieces, with some rich imagery and several thought provoking passages. A few of her poems were of vastly lower quality than the others, though overall I enjoyed this short introduction to her work and shall have to find the time to read a few more.
luckymama25's review against another edition
2.0
It wasn’t best book of poems I’ve ever read. I guess I was expecting more.
swiftscrows's review against another edition
5.0
"how well i knew the light before!
i could not see it now.
't is dying, i am doing; but
i'm not afraid to know."
TE AMO EMILY DICKINSON si hubiéramos nacido en el mismo siglo habríamos sido almas gemelas, nunca me sentí tan conectada con las palabras de alguien como con las suyas.
i could not see it now.
't is dying, i am doing; but
i'm not afraid to know."
TE AMO EMILY DICKINSON si hubiéramos nacido en el mismo siglo habríamos sido almas gemelas, nunca me sentí tan conectada con las palabras de alguien como con las suyas.
raeisareader's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.25
sitibbetts7's review against another edition
4.0
Some of my highlights :
“VI.
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain. ❦”
“XXII.
I had no time to hate, because
The grave would hinder me,
And life was not so ample I
Could finish enmity.
Nor had I time to love; but since
Some industry must be,
The little toil of love, I thought,
Was large enough for me. ❦”
“VI.
If you were coming in the fall,
I'd brush the summer by
With half a smile and half a spurn,
As housewives do a fly.
If I could see you in a year,
I'd wind the months in balls,
And put them each in separate drawers,
Until their time befalls.
If only centuries delayed,
I'd count them on my hand,
Subtracting till my fingers dropped
Into Van Diemen's land.
If certain, when this life was out,
That yours and mine should be,
I'd toss it yonder like a rind,
And taste eternity.
But now, all ignorant of the length
Of time's uncertain wing,
It goads me, like the goblin bee,
That will not state its sting. ❦”
“I could not die with you,”
“VI.
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain. ❦”
“XXII.
I had no time to hate, because
The grave would hinder me,
And life was not so ample I
Could finish enmity.
Nor had I time to love; but since
Some industry must be,
The little toil of love, I thought,
Was large enough for me. ❦”
“VI.
If you were coming in the fall,
I'd brush the summer by
With half a smile and half a spurn,
As housewives do a fly.
If I could see you in a year,
I'd wind the months in balls,
And put them each in separate drawers,
Until their time befalls.
If only centuries delayed,
I'd count them on my hand,
Subtracting till my fingers dropped
Into Van Diemen's land.
If certain, when this life was out,
That yours and mine should be,
I'd toss it yonder like a rind,
And taste eternity.
But now, all ignorant of the length
Of time's uncertain wing,
It goads me, like the goblin bee,
That will not state its sting. ❦”
“I could not die with you,”
lovleephtogrl's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
4.25
hlawona99's review against another edition
4.0
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This is the first I have read anything by Emily Dickinson and loved it. This is a great book to sit with a loved one and share which poems are each others favorites.
This is the first I have read anything by Emily Dickinson and loved it. This is a great book to sit with a loved one and share which poems are each others favorites.