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Emily Dickinson - Life Vlll

April 2nd 2008 05:31

Poems by Emily Dickinson

Life

VIII.

A wounded deer leaps highest,
I've heard the hunter tell;
'T is but the ecstasy of death,
And then the brake is still.

The smitten rock that gushes,
The trampled steel that springs;
A cheek is always redder
Just where the hectic stings!

Mirth is the mail of anguish,
In which it cautions arm,
Lest anybody spy the blood
And "You're hurt" exclaim!

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Comment by tlcorbin

April 2nd 2008 11:27

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Mirth is the mail of anguish. . .

"Humor is the buffer for my pain," an expression I have used for over 40 years katyzzz, Emily Dickinson speaks to my soul...

Raven

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April 2nd 2008 19:58

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That explains the Coffee quip, then. Laughter is such good medicine, but this poet certainly expresses things concisely and uniquely, it is engaging.

Comment by tlcorbin

April 2nd 2008 20:43

Coffee Quip
A Global Citizen
Paranormal Paranormal
Is Why
Alaska Chronicle
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Yeah, she is a word maven katyzzz, no doubt in my mind.

Raven

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