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| Circuit IV - (30) These are the Signs to Nature's Inns (J-1077) (F-1106) | |||||
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(1) These are the signs to Nature's inns, Her invitation broad (2) To whomsoever famishing To taste her mystic bread. (3) These are the rites of Nature's house, The hospitality (4) That opens with an equal width To beggar and to bee. (5) For sureties of her staunch estate, Her undecaying cheer, (6) The purple in the East is set And in the North, the star. (Below: an original manuscript version without editing or imposed lineation.) (1) These are the Signs to Nature's inns Her invitation broad (2) To Whomsoever famishing To taste her mystic Bread (3) These are the rites of Nature's House The Hospitality (4) That opens with an equal width To Beggar and to Bee. (5) For Sureties of her staunch Estate Her undecaying Cheer, (6) The Purple in the East is set And in the North, the Star ~ Emily Dickinson
Slideshow ~ Immortality! | |||||
| Commentary adapted from Emily Dickinson's Poems & Letters | |||||
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(1-2-signs)
"Emblem is immeasurable that is why it is better than fulfillment, which can be drained." ~ (L #819) | |||||
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(1-6)
"O matchless Earth, we underrate the chance to dwell in Thee." ~ (L #347) | |||||
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(1-6)
"Nature, the gentlest mother is, impatient of no child, the feeblest or the waywardest her admonition mild." ~ (J-0790) (F-0741) | |||||
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(1-6)
"Nature in chivalry
Nature in charity
Nature in equity this Rose ordained!" ~ (J-0034) (F-0010) | |||||
| (2) "Has All a codicil?" ~ (L #246) | |||||
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(3-4)
"What tenements of clover are fitting for the bee, what edifices azure for butterflies and me." ~ (J-1338) (F-1358) | |||||
| (3-4) "Immortality as a guest is sacred." ~ (L #644) | |||||
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(3-6)
"How mighty 'twas to be a guest in this stupendous place the parlor of the day." ~ (J-0304) (F-0572) | |||||
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(5-6 dandelions gold)
"We should not mind so small a flower
except it quiet bring our little garden that we lost back to the lawn again." ~ (J-0081) (F-0082) | |||||
| (5-6) "God bless the sunshine in Loo's room . . ." ~ (L #737) | |||||
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