Emily … on The Brain
The Brain is wider than the Sky,
For, put them side by side,
The one the other will include
With ease, and you beside.The brain is deeper than the sea,
For, hold them, blue to blue,
The one the other will absorb,
As sponges, buckets do.The brain is just the weight of God,
For, lift them, pound for pound,
And they will differ, if they do,
As syllable from sound.
-Emily Dickinson
Complete Poems. 1924.
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Perfect read for a Friday afternoon - just what my brain needed!
Thanks for the post!
I’ve been staring out at a gorgeous wide blue sky for two days, air still fresh and clean from the storms, so this was just my speed, too.
You’re welcome Biray : )
now i know why you said i’d like this post. and i do, indeed!