An Emily sort of Monday

[kellyrfineman]

I first read this poem by Emily Dickinson about two weeks ago, and I keep going back to it, even though I'm several dozen poems past it in my reading of The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. The poem that's been haunting me is number 18, "The Gentian weaves her fringes."

The Gentian weaves her fringes

Comments

[jenlibrarian]

thank you thank you!
my brother and his wife study gentians, and they mentioned the bryant poem recently and I haven't gotten around to looking it up.

If you don't mind, I will send them this whole post. thank you!

[kellyrfineman]

I don't mind in the slightest. And you are most heartily welcome.

[sruble]

I have to admit that without your explanation, the poem would be all Greek to me. Thanks for the enlightenment. :0)

[kellyrfineman]

I'm not at all certain that my explanation is right. But I came upon it because the poem kept calling me back to read it again. And again. And then I decided to look up the symbolism of some of the items in the poem, and found I could put together something like a theory.

I am truly wondering about the William Cullens Bryant-Emily Dickinson possibility, though.

[sruble]

Well you made a good case, so I bought it! Sorry I can't help you with the William Cullens Bryant-Emily Dickinson possibility.