Like, wow. That seriously speaks to my condition, and gives me spine tingles. I love Emily Dickinson.Emily Dickinson wrote:1383
Long Years apart -- can make no
Breach a second cannot fill --
The absence of the Witch does not
Invalidate the spell --
The embers of a Thousand Years
Uncovered by the Hand
That fondled them when they were Fire
Will stir and understand --
The absence of the witch
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The absence of the witch
I have a new favorite poem. Of course it's by Emily Dickinson.
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Re: The absence of the witch
Here's its granddaughter, Season of the Witch:
From Sunshine Superman, one of the best albums of the 60's.Donovan wrote: When I look out my window,
Many sights to see.
And when I look in my window,
So many different people to be
That it's strange, so strange.
You've got to pick up every stitch,
You've got to pick up every stitch,
You've got to pick up every stitch,
Mm, must be the season of the witch,
Must be the season of the witch, yeah,
Must be the season of the witch.
When I look over my shoulder,
What do you think I see ?
Some other cat looking over
His shoulder at me
And he's strange, sure he's strange.
You've got to pick up every stitch,
You've got to pick up every stitch,
Beatniks are out to make it rich,
Oh no, must be the season of the witch,
Must be the season of the witch, yeah,
Must be the season of the witch.
You've got to pick up every stitch,
The rabbits running in the ditch,
Beatniks are out to make it rich,
Oh no, must be the season of the witch,
Must be the season of the witch,
Must be the season of the witch.
When I look out my window,
What do you think I see ?
And when I look in my window,
So many different people to be
It's strange, sure it's strange.
You've got to pick up every stitch,
You've got to pick up every stitch,
The rabbits running in the ditch,
Oh no, must be the season of the witch,
Must be the season of the witch, yeah,
Must be the season of the witch.
When I look, when I look.
Charlie
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Interesting number, 1383...
World Events
Senate Bill (It didn't get passed)
Total (Solar) Eclipse
Portuguese Interregnum
and my very favourite:
Curse of the Pharaoh!
My Mum was a great fan of Emily Dickinson.
Any idea which 1383 she is referring to?
World Events
Senate Bill (It didn't get passed)
Total (Solar) Eclipse
Portuguese Interregnum
and my very favourite:
Curse of the Pharaoh!
My Mum was a great fan of Emily Dickinson.
Any idea which 1383 she is referring to?
Wizard needs whiskey, badly!
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Re: The absence of the witch
To really appreciate it properly, you have to experience it the way Ms. Dickenson intended -- sung to the tune of "The Yellow Rose of Texas."
Long Years apart -- can make no
Breach a second cannot fill --
The absence of the Witch does not
Invalidate the spell --
The embers of a Thousand Years
Uncovered by the Hand
That fondled them when they were Fire
Will stir and understand --
She's the sweetest little rosebud
That Texas ever knew,
Her eyes are bright as diamonds
They sparkle like the dew
You may talk about dearest May
And sing of Rosa Lee
But the yellow Rose of Texas
Is the only girl for me.
I think it is actually called "Gan Ainm." She wrote a lot of those.Innocent Bystander wrote:Oh, I see. So it's "untitled".
Crazy for the blue white and red
Crazy for the blue white and red
And yellow fringe
Crazy for the blue white red and yellow
Crazy for the blue white and red
And yellow fringe
Crazy for the blue white red and yellow
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Re: The absence of the witch
(Mortified!!!!!!)gonzo914 wrote:I think it is actually called "Gan Ainm." She wrote a lot of those.Innocent Bystander wrote:Oh, I see. So it's "untitled".
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I like poems without titles.Joseph E. Smith wrote:Emily Dickenson, brilliant poet, certainly among my personal favorites.
I believe she wrote a ton of stuff without titles and after her death, a mess of poetry was discovered (title-free), and so to pulblish them catagorically, they numbered 'em.
Or so I have been led to believe.
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Sort of "title 'em yerself".Cranberry wrote:I like poems without titles.Joseph E. Smith wrote:Emily Dickenson, brilliant poet, certainly among my personal favorites.
I believe she wrote a ton of stuff without titles and after her death, a mess of poetry was discovered (title-free), and so to pulblish them catagorically, they numbered 'em.
Or so I have been led to believe.
Re: The absence of the witch
Hm. For some reason that reminds me of a poem byEmily Dickinson wrote:1383
Long Years apart -- can make no
Breach a second cannot fill --
The absence of the Witch does not
Invalidate the spell --
The embers of a Thousand Years
Uncovered by the Hand
That fondled them when they were Fire
Will stir and understand --
Ambrose Bierce, from the Devil's Dictionary...
- In contact, lo! the flint and steel,
By spark and flame, the thought reveal
That he the metal, she the stone,
Had cherished secretly alone.