Snow flakes
by Emily Dickinson
Snow flakes.
I counted till they danced so
Their slippers leaped the town,
And then I took a pencil
To note the rebels down.
And then they grew so jolly
I did resign the prig,
And ten of my once stately toes
Are marshalled for a jig!
I love the poem and your photo is beautiful. We are getting sleet here. I can hear it going sssshhhhhhh against the windows. I guess it thinks we are making too much noise in here.
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I’m sorry you are sleeting down there, Janet. WE didn’t make any noise and now have about five inches of new snow. It is so beautiful right now. I went out to get the mail and just had to take some pictures, it was so peaceful. I liked the poem as well as the way the snow topped the cone flowers. Thank you. Stay warm.
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What a beautiful photo and poem – I have never come across that one. This is perfect antidote to the hours I have spent today doing my tax accounts! The snow is so pure and fresh.
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I just found it myself, Juliet. I thought it was beautiful as well, especially as we have just had six inches of snow falling on our little corner of the world. Thank you. Taxes. No fun. We will be working on those soon enough as well.
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Beautiful, thanks, Penny. No snow here, I’m afraid, just back to rain and wind after the few lovely still and frosty days. Sigh….
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Thank you, Perpetua. We logged in a good six inches yesterday and a fine shower of snow is falling again as I type. It is quite lovely here, but, I’m sure I will be singing a different tune in about an hour as I have to drive out in it. I hope the rain lifts for you soon and hope that you and yours are all cozy and warm.
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Almost (but not quite ;>)) enough to convert me into a snow-lover! I am trying to remember what I did with my Emily Dickenson volume — I hope my daughter has it.
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I hope she does, too, Sallie. I love Emily Dickinson. This poem came from a little book of wintry poems that is full of Frost and Oliver and Longfellow and has been keeping me company of late. It is called A Mind of Winter and would give you all the snow thoughts without the cold and mess you could possibly need. Enjoy the warmth.
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A lovely poem and photo! The snow is beautiful isn’t it? Yesterday evening before Declan got home from work I went out with a shovel to clear the snow (even though I knew he’d be using the snow blower later) and Eoin and the neighbor children went down to the end of the block with their sleds to slide down a small hill at the entrance of the woods there. It was like a Norman Rockwell painting!
Anton has been raving about the book of Emily Dickinson poems he is reading at the moment and inspired me to order a used copy through Amazon. While waiting for it to arrive, it was nice to have a sample from your blog!
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Thank you, Janet. It is. I’m enjoying looking at it and how quiet everything is when it snows. What a wonderful word picture you paint of Eoin and his friend sledding. It’s been so long since the last big snow when the kids could sled, I’ll bet they just loved it. Remember how tired we were of winter and snow last year?
I have long admired Anton and his appreciation of poetry. I remember several conversation with him about poems in the old Chocolate Moon and he was just a very young man as he more than impressed me. I hope that Emily Dickinson book comes soon, Janet. Stay warm.
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and a happy jig it is.
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Indeed!
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Dear Penny,
A lovely photograph to accompany a poem by one of my most favorite poets. I never weary of her obscurity and her way of looking at life so differently from most of us.
One thing I want to tell you: I usually read your responses to all your comments. Do you realize just how thoughtfully you respond? You make me–and I’m sure all your readers–feel so special and unique. That is one of your most attractive and winning and blessed gifts. Thank you.
Peace.
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Thank you, Dee. She was such an interesting woman, wasn’t she? Just her “take” here on snow flakes stimulates my imagination – and makes me want to dance.
Oh, Dee, what a beautiful thing to tell me. To say you’ve touched my heart would not begin to express how much I appreciate it. My readers are all special and I love the conversations that go on here and I am enjoying getting to know you.
I’m still not able to leave a comment on your, or a few other, blogs. It won’t take word verification, no matter what I do. Just know, I’m still there reading you, I will keep trying to comment, and I will tell you here how I admire your humanity and your courage. I’m certain I would not have had the courage or strength of character to stand up to an elder, or the whole town, as you did. Thank you, Dee.
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Penny, I’m wondering whether your problem with commenting on Dee’s and other blogs is because Blogger has just replaced the embedded comments format they were using with a new threaded comments format. This puts the word verification inside a scrolling box for some reason. If you look to the right of the comment box you should see a scrolling column. Scroll down and you should see the word verification and then be able to publish your comment. Hope this helps.
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Perpetua, you are a dear. Thank you for the help.
Actually, your blog is one I can’t comment on either. I think it is a Blogger problem as I’ve gone to some sites via google and there are others with the same dilemma. At any rate, I just tried leaving a comment on your most recent post, with no luck. There is no scrolling column to the right of the comment box as it appears on my screen. I do use the word verification box, carefully type in the letters, and it always comes up an error.
I tried using my daughter’s computer yesterday, since this one is older, but, was still unable to publish a comment. I emptied my cookies as well. Now I have no more cookies – tee hee – and no comments.
I don’t give up easily and will keep trying. I just feel badly for all those lovely posts and their writers that may feel abandoned.
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Thanks for trying, Penny. I’m sorry it’s proving so problematical for you, even with my full-page comments format which is supposed to be the most bug-free. Sigh.. There do also seem to be issues between Blogger and different browsers, which is why I now use Google Chrome for blogging, but that isn’t an option for everyone.
I’m going to try one last experiment which is to change to the pop-up comments format to see whether that one works better for you. I know you’ve been able to leave comments in the past and I’d love you to be able to go on doing so. 🙂
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Thanks, Perpetua. I don’t give up easily. I did try to comment a few minutes ago, with no luck. It keeps saying I didn’t match the word verification, in case that helps on your end.
WordPress has responded to my plea for help, asking me some question. Hopefully they can help. There is one blog I’ve been commenting on for over two and one years with absolutely no problems until now. Dee, Teresa Evangeline, my friends in New Zealand, a fellow blogger in the next suburb over. Sigh.
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What a lovely poem. And a truly delightful connection with snow covered coneflowers! You are so clever, Penny, and I love the glimpse of Midwestern winters! Truly beautiful. Debra
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Thank you, Debra. Mother Nature and Emily Dickinson seemed to meld together after Friday’s snow.
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