Monday, May 12, 2008

Presentiment

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

Presentiment is that long shadow on the lawn
Indicative that suns go down;
The notice to the startled grass
That darkness is about to pass.




1 comment:

dan said...

from Immortal Poems of the English Language (Oscar Williams)

(Re:) I just read the "Emily" has been the most popular name for baby girls in the U.S. for the last 6 years.