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"Will there really be a 'Morning'?"

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Will there really be a "Morning"?
Is there such a thing as "Day"?
Could I see it from the mountains
If I were as tall as they?

Has it feet like Water lilies?
Has it feathers like a Bird?
Is it brought from famous countries
Of which I have never heard?

Oh some Scholar! Oh some Sailor!
Oh some Wise Men from the skies!
Please to tell a little Pilgrim
Where the place called "Morning" lies!

(Emily Dickinson)

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Jul. 14th, 2011 12:23 pm (UTC)

!!!????!!! :)))) i LOVE LOVE LOVE emily dickinson!

http://youtu.be/DtPk33Wd6ek

I Should Not Dare
I should not dare to leave my friend,
Because if he should die
While I was gone and I -too late,
Should reach the heart that wanted me,

If I should disappoint the eyes
That hunted, hunted so, to see
And could not bear to shut until
He noticed me, -he noticed me,

If I should stab the patient faith
So sure I'd come -so sure I?d come
It listening, listening went to sleep
Reciting my tardy name.

My heart would wish it broke before
Since breaking then, since breaking then,
Is useless as next morning?s sun
To erase a midnight's tear.

by Emily Dickinson
Jul. 14th, 2011 12:31 pm (UTC)

Re: !!!????!!! :)))) i LOVE LOVE LOVE emily dickinson!

ps - the poem you posted above was also adapted into song by Marianne Faithful in a similar style - i think you would like.
called Morning Come:

When will the morning come ?
I wait in darkness so long.
Will the sun ever rise again ?

Hours flowing over me
I wait in vain for some change.
Will light ever pierce this pain ?

Riding on a humming bird's wing,
Caravans fleeing from the East.
May the pilgrim join in the feast.

How will the morning be ?
I watched the dawn in my dreams
And imagined the day for years.
Shall I feel warmth again
And feel it true when they say
That the day never ends in tears ?

Riding on a humming bird's wing,
Caravans fleeing from the East.
May the pilgrim join in the feast.

Tell me please,
How will it come
This release,
A crack in the door.

Shall I feel warm again
And feel it true when they say
That the day never ends in tears ?

Beyond and back of the wind
Little birds fly into the sea.
Morning light shine on me.

Oh, tell me please, how will she come
Surrounding me, the opening door ?

Riding on a humming bird's wing,
Caravans fleeing from the East.
May the pilgrim join in the feast

Beyond and back of the wind
Little birds fly into the sea.
Morning light shine on me.

Riding on a humming bird's wing,
Caravans fleeing from the East .
med_cat: (cat and books)
Jul. 15th, 2011 01:52 am (UTC)

Re: !!!????!!! :)))) i LOVE LOVE LOVE emily dickinson!

Ah yes, a lovely variation on the theme; thank you for sharing :)
med_cat: (woman reading)
Jul. 15th, 2011 01:52 am (UTC)

Re: !!!????!!! :)))) i LOVE LOVE LOVE emily dickinson!

Thank you; this one is very touching...and yes, she is one of my favourite poets. This particular poem reminds me a bit of this one: http://med-cat.livejournal.com/411924.html

(the book it's from is quite good btw, if you haven't read it already ;)
Jul. 15th, 2011 08:48 am (UTC)

Re: !!!????!!! :)))) i LOVE LOVE LOVE emily dickinson!

thanks for the link :) and i can only agree with you :)
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Jul. 15th, 2011 01:46 pm (UTC)

Re: !!!????!!! :)))) i LOVE LOVE LOVE emily dickinson!

My pleasure :)