Daily Dash 1789
Blog URL http://dailydash1789.wordpress.com
Located Amherst, Massachusetts USA
Tags Change, Freedom, Friendship, Family, Love, Grief, Containment, Tutorial, identity
Daily personal responses to a selected Emily Dickinson poem. Blog is sually 300 to 375 words, including the poem. My main reason to do the blog is to promote the mentoring value of the poems and for the discipline/habit of writing daily.
Latest Blog Posts
- My Heart Outgrew Me on Oct 28, 2009 in 1862 An almost-blind stab at when poem written Change child door Emily Dickinson F440 face God grown heart Home Life Mother ocean outgrown poem
One of the reasons I return often to read Emily Dickinson poems is the recurrent topic of change. I was recently reading one of the letters Dickinson wrote in the summer of 1861 and was struck by these poignant and strangely tender words, “God...
- Good Parent Teaches Character First on Oct 22, 2009 in 1863 An almost-blind stab at when poem written character Emily Dickinson Family Life meaning meaningful parent purpose reason secrets Success teach
Emily Dickinson’s “To interrupt His Yellow Plan” persuades me the sun is qualified to act as mentor; by establishing its solid, unyielding nature in words that also describe a good parent. “The Sun does not allow/ Caprices of the Atmosphe...
- I NEED A Change of Pace on Oct 20, 2009 in 1863 An almost-blind stab at when poem written Change electric Emily Dickinson exciting F589 fantasy imagination pace poem sunset temporary
I love my life and the opportunity to share online and in discussion groups the poems of Emily Dickinson. By volunteering frequently at the Emily Dickinson Museum, many wonderful neighbors have become friends. Occasionally, and today being one of tho...
- Indian Summer, A Call to Remember on Oct 16, 2009 in 1859 An almost-blind stab at when poem written back balmy bird days Emily Emily Dickinson Indian summer remember Winter
Fall is fully underway here in Western Massachusetts, and I have begun to accept the need to get out winter clothes. Getting coats down and other preparations are done reluctantly, and not all at once. Emily Dickinson’s “Indian summer&#...
- Prayer for Parents, Self on Oct 10, 2009 in 1863 An almost-blind stab at when poem written F658 forgive honorable hope ideal imaginary imperfect Parents Personal prayer
I suppose the best prayers ~ personal hopes and expectations ~ are emblematic of our ideal self, always a little bit imaginary. Emily Dickinson’s “’Tis true – They shut me in the Cold -” acknowledges first the baggage and gr...
- Shipwreck Survivor on Oct 8, 2009 in 1863 An almost-blind stab at when poem written bridegroom F685 Family friend land lost Nature perish recover sea shipwreck storm survivor
When great storms have their way with land and man, who survives? Who perishes? Is it a caprice of nature? Survival of the fittest? In “Glee – The great storm is over -”, Emily Dickinson’s ballad take us in our imagination to the fire...
- A Year, A Day, A Sloop, Slip Away on Oct 7, 2009 in 1883 An almost-blind stab at when poem written amber away day ecstacy Emily Dickinson F1599 gift goodbye handwringing J1622 Peace sea sloop sunset year
When I want to show someone how I feel toward them but don’t know what to say, “A Sloop of Amber slips away”, by Emily Dickinson demonstrates an alternative to wringing my hands. “Just look at what a day does in expressing its parting...
