Last week's poem dealt with the mysterious Miss Jones. This week, a short but weighty poem by Emily Dickinson deals with the fundamental issue that makes her mysterious ...
A Charm
by Emily Dickinson
A Charm invests a face
Imperfectly beheld –
The Lady dare not lift her Veil
For fear it be dispelled –
But peers beyond her mesh –
And wishes – and denies –
Lest Interview – annul a want
That Image – satisfies –
Sometimes, not knowing is better.
Have a good day. See you tomorrow for Musical Monday.
Bilbo
2 comments:
Emily Dickinson can be so pardoxical sometimes.
Indeed! Sometimes not knowing is better!
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