Wednesday Wisdom with Emily Dickinson — When I hoped I feared — Since I hoped I dared Everywhere alone As a church remain — Spectre cannot harm — Serpent cannot charm — He deposes doom Who hath suffered him — I love the beautiful, simple rhythm to this verse. …

Wednesday Wisdom with Emily Dickinson Because I could not stop for Death — He kindly stopped for me — The Carriage held but just Ourselves — And Immortality. We slowly drove — He knew no haste And I had put away My labor and my leisure too, For his Civility…

Wednesday Wisdom with Emily Dickinson Rehearsal to Ourselves Of a Withdrawn Delight — Affords a Bliss like Murder — Omnipotent — Acute — We will not drop the Dirk — Because We love the Wound The Dirk Commemorate — Itself Remind Us that we died. What a painful, true description…

Wednesday Wisdom with Emily Dickinson We don’t cry — Tim and I, We are far too grand — But we bolt the door tight Too prevent a friend — Then we hide our brave face Deep in our hand — Not to cry — Tim and I — We are far…

Wednesday Wisdom with Emily Dickinson — “Why do I love” You, Sir? Because — The Wind does not require the Grass To answer — Wherefore when He pass She cannot keep her place. Because He knows — and Do not you — And We know not — Enough for Us The Wisdom it be so — …

“The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence” — “The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence.” Yes. if you wish to listen to her you must hear unspoken words beneath words hushed whispers as stones speak beneath her surface — ignore the harried mumbles of business and busyness, empty whatnots whereyoubeen? whatchabeenupto? commonplace questions designed to be answered…

Wednesday Wisdom with Emily Dickinson — I’m Nobody! Who are you? Are you — Nobody — too? Then there’s a pair of us! Don’t tell! they’d advertise — you know! How dreary — to be — Somebody! …