Marry Me, Emily Dickinson

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BobBradshaw
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Marry Me, Emily Dickinson

#1 Post by BobBradshaw » 13 Dec 2022, 05:05

Marry Me, Emily Dickinson
 

 My heart is big like my house, waiting for you
 --servants at your beckoning.
 You are naturally timid,
 but why delay?
 It can be a small wedding.
 I'm afraid if we wait I'll lose you.
 Forget my niece.
 who called you “that little hussy”.
 Abbie sees you becoming rich
 at her expense.

 Emily, I don’t give a damn 
 how an old man like me
 is seen by others. 

 Why should I defend myself?
 It’s obvious as an open field
 how much in love I am 
 with you.  

 Imagine how shocked my niece was
 seeing you on my lap!
 Fireworks going off in your salon
 would have surprised her less.

 Today, coming over, my fuming niece
 was as far from my thoughts
 as drought in the Sahara is
 to a farmer in Missouri.
 
 Wild mares were in the hills
  --as nervous as running geese,
 changing directions rapidly,
 turning their faces away
 at my mere glance. 

Emily, I long to tame one
 —but if I were to throw my arms 
 around her neck in a long embrace 
 whispering for her 
 to come home with me
 
 I fear her hesitation,
 her feet stamping nervously
 in place.
 
Do not shake your auburn mane,
the idea incomprehensible.
Emily, don’t turn away.
Without your love 
I am but a foolish old goat
tangled in his own
tethers. 

Michael (MV)
Posts: 2154
Joined: 18 Apr 2005, 04:57

Re: Marry Me, Emily Dickinson

#2 Post by Michael (MV) » 01 Jan 2023, 19:19

Hi Bob,

A workshop-recast of the last:

Do not shake your auburn mane,
the idea incomprehensible.
Emily, don’t turn away -

Without your love
I am but a foolish old goat
tangled in his own
tethers.


HNY 🍻

Michael (MV)

BobBradshaw wrote:
13 Dec 2022, 05:05
Marry Me, Emily Dickinson
 

 My heart is big like my house, waiting for you
 --servants at your beckoning.
 You are naturally timid,
 but why delay?
 It can be a small wedding.
 I'm afraid if we wait I'll lose you.
 Forget my niece.
 who called you “that little hussy”.
 Abbie sees you becoming rich
 at her expense.

 Emily, I don’t give a damn 
 how an old man like me
 is seen by others. 

 Why should I defend myself?
 It’s obvious as an open field
 how much in love I am 
 with you.  

 Imagine how shocked my niece was
 seeing you on my lap!
 Fireworks going off in your salon
 would have surprised her less.

 Today, coming over, my fuming niece
 was as far from my thoughts
 as drought in the Sahara is
 to a farmer in Missouri.
 
 Wild mares were in the hills
  --as nervous as running geese,
 changing directions rapidly,
 turning their faces away
 at my mere glance. 

Emily, I long to tame one
 —but if I were to throw my arms 
 around her neck in a long embrace 
 whispering for her 
 to come home with me
 
 I fear her hesitation,
 her feet stamping nervously
 in place.
 
Do not shake your auburn mane,
the idea incomprehensible.
Emily, don’t turn away.
Without your love 
I am but a foolish old goat
tangled in his own
tethers. 

BobBradshaw
Posts: 2683
Joined: 03 Jun 2016, 21:03

Re: Marry Me, Emily Dickinson

#3 Post by BobBradshaw » 01 Jan 2023, 22:23

Thanks. Happy New Year, Michael!

Michael (MV)
Posts: 2154
Joined: 18 Apr 2005, 04:57

Re: Marry Me, Emily Dickinson

#4 Post by Michael (MV) » 03 Jan 2023, 18:54

Hi Bob

Yesterday, I gave this poem of yours a nom-nod:

https://www.the-writers-block.net/forum ... 255#p39725

^^ Please reply - accept or decline - in that designated IBPC thread, asap.

Thanks, Bob


Michael (MV)

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