Thursday, 3 March 2011

Emily Dickinson: Glory


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This morning so far: photo by Tom Raworth, 17 February 2011




Glory is that bright tragic thing
That for an instant
Means Dominion --
Warms some poor name
That never felt the Sun,
Gently replacing
In oblivion --




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Solar glory and Spectre of the Brocken, seen from the Golden Gate Bridge: photo by Mila Zinkova, 2006

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Solar coronae created by sun and fog over the Golden Gate Bridge: photo by Mila Zinkova, 2006

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Solar glory, Spectre of the Brocken and Fog Bow, with North Tower of Golden Gate Bridge: photo by Mila Zinkova, 2007

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Good Morning: photo by Tom Raworth, 27 January 2011

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This morning so far: photo by Tom Raworth, 17 February 2011
Glory: Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), n.d.
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6 comments:

  1. STEPHEN RATCLIFFE3 March 2011 at 07:06

    Tom,

    "Sun,
    Gently replacing
    In oblivion --"

    ( "This morning so far") ---


    3.3

    pink orange edges of cloud in blue white
    sky above ridge, robin calling on branch
    in foreground, sound of waves in channel

    ‘explain’ the past in terms
    of, path of phenomena

    under following, appearance
    of an object, element

    grey rain cloud against invisible ridge,
    whiteness of gull gliding above channel

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  2. TC3 March 2011 at 07:22

    Steve,

    pink orange edges of cloud in blue

    fits the morning...

    with more dark storm clouds massing offshore.

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  3. TC4 March 2011 at 03:02

    ... but not to worry, the weather's always fine Over in the Glory Land.

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  4. STEPHEN RATCLIFFE4 March 2011 at 05:23

    Tom,

    Thanks for note on "Over in the Glory Land," meanwhile another "This morning so far" over here ---


    3.4

    blackness of sky above still black plane
    of ridge, star next to black pine branch
    in foreground, sound of waves in channel

    what can another be, within
    considering of things

    its reflection side by side,
    with, rows of windows

    white cloud in pale blue sky above ridge,
    whiteness of gull circling above channel

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  5. aditya4 March 2011 at 07:44

    Great poem (re)written in pink thoroughly.

    ps-A completely personal emotion but I believe this poem is extremely inline with Do you know what excellence .. (Little Elegy for James Dean)

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  6. TC4 March 2011 at 08:12

    Aditya,

    Yes, I can feel that, and too, when it comes to emotion, how can we ever know

    what can another be, within


    ... and Steve, the birds have awakened, and I can almost make out a bit of glory land in

    white cloud in pale blue sky above

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