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XIX. Pain Has An Element of Blank
Life

XIX. Pain Has An Element of Blank

June 7, 2017June 6, 2017 benwdaltonAsideLeave a comment

XIX.

Pain has an element of blank
Plus a little oxygen
And perhaps some bronze,—
Basically all the chemical elements.

It has no other pieces but those,
In addition to a dram of bile—
And a bit of transcendentalum—
Wait—let me think more a while.

 

—

The original (as written by Dickinson).

X. I Died For Beauty, But Was Scarce
Horrible Death

X. I Died For Beauty, But Was Scarce

March 27, 2017March 26, 2017 benwdaltonLeave a comment

…adjusted in the tomb…

IX. Have You Got A Brook In Your Little Heart?
Love

IX. Have You Got A Brook In Your Little Heart?

March 25, 2017 benwdaltonImageLeave a comment

…then you should really have it checked out.

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