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Friday 31 July 2015

THREE POEMS IN THE STYLE OF EMILY DICKINSON

My tacky heart
Beats too fast -
A Plaything
For my rib cage -

I could give it
To You, if You asked
But You
Never do -

***

Love refuses me Nothing.
Every nook
And cranny Fulfilled;

Love refuses me Nothing -
I have only to ask,
And it is Your Will -

That I Be Satisfied.

***

What more can I ask, Beloved?
What more can I say?
For You have heard
every Word -

and shown me
every Way -

© Shaista Tayabali, 2015


The poets over at dverse suggested we write in the style of Emily Dickinson for today's poetry prompt. So I have… but I also feel the need to post a real Emily D poem, one of my favourites -

You cannot put a Fire out -
A Thing that can ignite
Can go, itself, without a Fan -
upon the slowest Night -

You cannot fold a Flood -
And put it in a Drawer -
Because the Winds would find it out -
And tell your Cedar Floor -

(poem 530, c. 1862)
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12 comments:

  1. Victoria31 July 2015 at 21:18

    Lovely poems that you posted--very much like Emily would write. And I really enjoyed the one of hers that you posted--I was not familiar with it. Thanks for sharing with us.

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    1. Shaista29 September 2015 at 21:21

      Victoria, thank you so much for your comment. And for the great compliment! I really enjoyed this task.

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  2. Unknown31 July 2015 at 22:22

    Good work here. For something that seems so easy, it is a deceptive style and you did a super write. The poem you posted is one of my favorites of hers.

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    1. Shaista29 September 2015 at 21:22

      Thank you so much! It is, as you say, an incredibly deceptive style. So it was an excellent dverse challenge.

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  3. Mary31 July 2015 at 22:47

    You've managed well to capture some elements of the style of Emily Dickinson!

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    1. Shaista29 September 2015 at 21:23

      Thanks Mary - I think she was a very clever poet. Deceptively simple as Spencer mentioned.

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  4. Gabriella31 July 2015 at 22:47

    A neat series you wrote! I like the third one best.

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  5. Sumana Roy1 August 2015 at 04:19

    a beautiful write of restrained emotion in Dickinson style...

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  6. Katie Mia Frederick1 August 2015 at 06:54

    Emotionsfloodfire
    hiding
    EXPRESSING
    hurting..
    or
    feeling..
    poetryasymptom
    ofheARTsearchInGfeelings..
    Andmostsadlyempathically
    feelinGmeseemsEmily
    never
    reaches
    DESTINATION
    FEELING..
    HEARTFELT
    POETRY
    Expresses..:)

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  7. Sherry Blue Sky1 August 2015 at 17:58

    You do a wonderful Emily, my friend. I especially like "Love refuses me nothing - every nook and cranny fulfilled." Your blog banner photo is spectacular. I love seeing you up there!

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  8. Unknown1 August 2015 at 23:34

    Bravo! I especially loved,

    Love refuses me Nothing.
    Every nook
    And cranny Fulfilled;

    Love refuses me Nothing -
    I have only to ask,
    And it is Your Will -

    That I Be Satisfied.

    true to her style indeed - all 3!

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    1. Shaista29 September 2015 at 21:24

      Thank you so much Anthony - a compliment from a fellow poet is always a wonderful thing. Congratulations on the upcoming publication!

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