How odd that girl’s life looks Behind this soft eclipse! I think that earth seems so To those in heaven now. This being comfort, then That other kind was pain; But why compare? I’m wife! stop there!
Emily Dickinson
Life’s eclipse, Earth’s view, Life comparison, Heavenly perspective, Strange life, Personal journey
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“Belshazzar had a letter, – He never had but one; Belshazzar’s correspondence Concluded and begun In that immortal copy The conscience of us all Can read without its glasses On revelation’s wall.” Emily Dickinson
Letter, Belshazzar, Conscience, Revelation, History, Immortality
Emily Dickinson Letter, Belshazzar, Conscience, Revelation, History, Immortality“They say that ‘home is where the heart is.’ I think it is where the house is, and the adjacent buildings.” Emily Dickinson
Home, Heart, Place, Family, Identity, Comfort
Emily Dickinson Home, Heart, Place, Family, Identity, Comfort“It is strange that the most intangible thing is the most adhesive.” Emily Dickinson
Intangible Connection, Strange Attachment, Deep Bond, Emotion, Mystery, Love
Emily Dickinson Intangible Connection, Strange Attachment, Deep Bond, Emotion, Mystery, Love“A color stands abroad on solitary hills that silence cannot overtake, but human nature feels.” Emily Dickinson
Color, Nature, Silence, Emotion, Solitude, Beauty
Emily Dickinson Color, Nature, Silence, Emotion, Solitude, Beauty“I only know that when you shall come back again, the Earth will seem more beautiful, and bigger than it does now, and the blue sky from the window will be all dotted with gold – though it may not be evening, or time for the stars to come.” Emily Dickinson
Return, Nature, Beauty, Hope, Time, Rebirth
Emily Dickinson Return, Nature, Beauty, Hope, Time, Rebirth“BEQUEST. You left me, sweet, two legacies, – A legacy of love A Heavenly Father would content, Had He the offer of; You left me boundaries of pain Capacious as the sea, Between eternity and time, Your consciousness and me.” Emily Dickinson
Legacy, Love, Pain, Eternity, Boundaries, Memory
Emily Dickinson Legacy, Love, Pain, Eternity, Boundaries, Memory“There is no Frigate like a book to take us lands away nor any coursers like a page of prancing Poetry.” Emily Dickinson
Books, Reading, Imagination, Adventure, Escape, Poetry
Emily Dickinson Books, Reading, Imagination, Adventure, Escape, Poetry“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.” Emily Dickinson
Hope, Soul, Perseverance, Music, Faith, Inspiration
Emily Dickinson Hope, Soul, Perseverance, Music, Faith, Inspiration“I never saw a moor, I never saw the sea; Yet know I how the heather looks, And what a wave must be. I never spoke with God, Nor visited in Heaven; Yet certain am I of the spot, As if a chart were given.” Emily Dickinson
Nature, Belief, Faith, Experience, Heaven, Imagination
Emily Dickinson Nature, Belief, Faith, Experience, Heaven, Imagination“A death-blow is a life-blow to some Who, till they died, did not alive become; Who, had they lived, had died, but when They died, vitality begun.” Emily Dickinson
Death, Life, Change, Vitality, Growth, Transformation
Emily Dickinson Death, Life, Change, Vitality, Growth, Transformation“Oh Susie, I often think that I will try to tell you how very dear you are, and how I’m watching for you, but the words won’t come, though the tears will, and I sit down disappointed. Yet, darling, you know it all – then why do I seek to tell you? I do not know. In thinking of those I love, my reason is all gone from me, and I do fear sometimes that I must make a hospital for the hopelessly insane, and chain myself up there so I won’t injure you.” Emily Dickinson
Unspoken Love, Emotional Overflow, Silent Affection, Longing, Connection, Vulnerability
Emily Dickinson Unspoken Love, Emotional Overflow, Silent Affection, Longing, Connection, Vulnerability“Opinion is a fitting thing but truth outlasts the sun – if then we cannot own them both, possess the oldest one.” Emily Dickinson
Opinion, Truth, Knowledge, Wisdom, Life, Sun
Emily Dickinson Opinion, Truth, Knowledge, Wisdom, Life, Sun“The pedigree of honey does not concern the bee; A clover, any time, to him is aristocracy.” Emily Dickinson
Nature, Simplicity, Bees, Class, Value, Beauty
Emily Dickinson Nature, Simplicity, Bees, Class, Value, Beauty“Love is done when Loves begun, Sages say, But have Sages known?” Emily Dickinson
Love, Beginning, Wisdom, Uncertainty, Emotion, Philosophy
Emily Dickinson Love, Beginning, Wisdom, Uncertainty, Emotion, Philosophy“An ear can break a human heart As quickly as a spear, We wish the ear had not a heart So dangerously near.” Emily Dickinson
Heartbreak ear, Emotional hurt, Broken ear, Sensitive heart, Heart’s danger, Painful listen
Emily Dickinson Heartbreak ear, Emotional hurt, Broken ear, Sensitive heart, Heart’s danger, Painful listen“What fortitude the Soul contains, That it can so endure The accent of a coming Foot- The opening of a Door.” Emily Dickinson
Soul’s Fortitude, Endurance, Emotional Strength, Door Opening, Change, Courage
Emily Dickinson Soul’s Fortitude, Endurance, Emotional Strength, Door Opening, Change, Courage“Vinnie rocks her Garden and moans that God won’t help her. I suppose he is too busy getting angry with the Wicked every day.” Emily Dickinson
Struggle, Faith, Life, Help, God, Reflection
Emily Dickinson Struggle, Faith, Life, Help, God, Reflection