Alex Waterhouse-Hayward

Lavinia Norcross Dickinson

Wednesday, November 05, 2014

“if we had come up for the first time from two wells where we had hitherto been bred her astonishment would not be greater at some things I say”

Emily Dickinson

Lavinia Norcross Dickinson

One Sister have I in our house -

And one a hedge away.

There’s only one recorded,

But both belong to me.

One came the way that I came -

And wore my past year’s gown -

The other as a bird her nest,

Builded our hearts among.

She did not sing as we did -

It was a different tune -

Herself to her a Music

As Bumble-bee of June.

Today is far from Childhood -

But up and down the hills

I held her hand the tighter -

Which shortened all the miles -

And still her hum

The years among,

Deceives the Butterfly;

Still in her Eye

The Violets lie

Mouldered this many May.

I spilt the dew -

But took the morn, -

I chose this single star

From out the wide night’s numbers -

Sue - forevermore!

Emily Dickinson

Pray gather me anemone!

Ample make her bed

His caravan of red

Me-come! My dazzled face

Develops pearl and weed

But peers beyond her mesh

Surgeons must be very careful

Water is taught by thirst

I could not prove that years had feet

April played her fiddle

A violin in Baize replaced

I think the longest hour

The spirit lasts

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