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Poem of the Day: Emily Dickinson’s “Tell the Truth but tell it slant”
Tell all the Truth but tell it slant— Success in Circuit lies Too bright for our infirm Delight The Truth’s superb surprise As Lightening to the Children eased With explanation kind The Truth must dazzle gradually Or every man be … Continue reading
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Tagged blind, children, discretion, lies, life, lightening, meandering, narrative, poems, poetry, story, truth
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“She Lived”: A Poem by Santi Tafarella
Like a banner twisted upward in a violent wind the carcass of a cypress unleaved by lightening. Gone the fragrant sap that used to seep from knotty breasts. Gone the blue-grey bark. A … Continue reading
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Tagged death, doors, life, lightening, literature, mountains, nature, openings, poetry, Santi Tafarella, trees
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