Thoughts* Poem by Adeline Foster

Thoughts*

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~ Thoughts *


Words are to me fond presents
I've been left across the years,
For hope and faith have never changed,
And death and pain and tears.

She would have found me ill-refined,
Although my heart soars free.
Oh, to have been as she was,
Imprisoned in liberty.

And mine the daring to create
A melancholy verse,
From reading melancholy thoughts
As ancient as the earth.


*Jotted thoughts from reading Emily Dickinson.

Saturday, November 22, 2008
Topic(s) of this poem: poem
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Edward Kofi Louis 07 July 2016

Across the years! ! ! Nice piece of work.

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Noreen Carden 20 January 2014

wow beautiful thoughts put into beautiful words beautifully written well done

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Thomas Vaughan Jones 19 January 2014

Emily Dickenson would have been proud to have written this.

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Smoky Hoss 27 December 2011

Stunning poem, I love the words of Miss Dickinson, and from you.

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Chuck Audette 24 November 2008

A perfect ode, really captures the feel of ED. -chuck

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Adeline Foster

Adeline Foster

Instructor of poetry, Hagerstown, MD
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