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XXIV. Whether a Whale Will Eat a Porpoise
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XXIV. Whether a Whale Will Eat a Porpoise

September 17, 2017September 17, 2017 benwdaltonLeave a comment

XXIV. Whether a whale will eat a porpoise, Whether a lobster dance on waves, Whether an isle sail by With pirates partying in caves; If a lighthouse lay down And take a rest at day,— This is the errand of the eye Out upon the bay.   — Dickinson’s final draft.

XXI. Your Riches Taught Me Poverty
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XXI. Your Riches Taught Me Poverty

August 29, 2017August 27, 2017 benwdaltonLeave a comment

…though myself a millionaire…

XXI. Not In This World To Know His Face
Horrible Death

XXI. Not In This World To Know His Face

August 23, 2017August 20, 2017 benwdaltonLeave a comment

…sounds long, until…

XXIII. ‘T Was Such a Little, Little Boat
Life

XXIII. ‘T Was Such a Little, Little Boat

August 20, 2017August 20, 2017 benwdaltonAsideLeave a comment

XXIII.

’T was such a little, little boat
That toddled down the bay!
’T was such a gallant, gallant sea
That beckoned it away!

’T was such a greedy, greedy wave
That licked it from the coast;
Nor ever guessed the stately sails
I muttered “shit, shit, it’s lost!”

 

—

Her final draft.

XXII. I Had No Time to Hate, Because
Life

XXII. I Had No Time to Hate, Because

August 6, 2017 benwdaltonLeave a comment

…well, I’m not sure why…

XXI. He Ate and Drank the Precious Words
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XXI. He Ate and Drank the Precious Words

August 2, 2017July 30, 2017 benwdaltonAsideLeave a comment

XXI.

He ate and drank the precious words,
His spirit grew robust;
He knew no more that he was poor,
Only that his frame was rust.
He was a car.
A dead car.

XX. I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed
Life

XX. I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed

July 30, 2017July 30, 2017 benwdaltonLeave a comment

I have very low tolerance.

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