I Felt My Life With Both My Hands
Monday, January 13, 2014
felt my life with both
my hands
I felt my life with
both my hands
To see if it was
there—
I held my spirit to
the Glass,
To prove it possibler—
I turned my Being
round and round
And paused at every
pound
To ask the Owner's
name—
For doubt, that I
should know the Sound—
I judged my
features—jarred my hair—
I pushed my dimples
by, and waited—
If they—twinkled back—
Conviction might, of
me—
I told myself,
"Take Courage, Friend—
That—was a former
time—
But we might learn to
like the Heaven,
As well as our Old
Home!"
Emily Dickinson
I must point out here that Carla Bruni (married to former French President Nicolas Sarkozy) recorded a song last year with this poem as lyrics here.
I must point out here that Carla Bruni (married to former French President Nicolas Sarkozy) recorded a song last year with this poem as lyrics here.
More Emily Dickinson
http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2012/12/you-almost-bathed-your-tongue.html
http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2013/09/the-belle-of-amherst-i-heard-fly-buzz.html
