All Comments on 'XLIII'

The meaning sometimes seems a little obscure to me, but that's actually kind of good, since Dickinson herself was often obscure.

I particularly liked the break blonde/mask:

I know that hair

cannot be this blonde

mask and primitive alphabet

of a single syllable

of what a woman feels.

No one can ever accuse Lauren of being easy. I read this several times yesterday, then again today. And each reading revealed more strands within each strophe and connected to the rest of the piece. This is a rich tapestry worth reading several times over. I may just have to run out and get a book on Emily to add to my meager collection, to see how they compare.

A homage ~ to one grown older. Sweet rendering.