The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series Two
Life, Poem 32
by Emily Dickinson
Portraits are to daily faces
Portraits are to daily faces
"She wrapped her soul in a lace of lies,"
"The wind told the little leaves to hurry,"
"The rain streams down like harp–strings from the sky;"
"Tell your love where the roses blow,"
This chapter describes the problems inherent in syllogisms.
"‘Twas the apple that in Eden"
Following a valiant fight against the Sioux's attack, Phileas leads a party to rescue the captured prisoners. Phileas' successful rescue of Passepartout is greatly received by Aouda. Phileas plans the next leg of his trip.
Words of sympathy are offered.
Syllogisms and subscripts come together.
The boys learn a lesson about shark fishing. The group meets up with the keeper of the house of refuge and his dog.
Dorothy, her cousin Zeb, her kitten, the horse and buggy fall through a crack, which is quite scary, but the animals begin to talk.
"I had not known before, Forever was so long a word."
"What’s the use o’ folks a–frownin’"
Propositions of relation are explained, with relevant examples provided.
"I’ve always been a faithful man"
The narrator is alarmed by the continued normalcy of life. The military starts to take interest in the Martian presence.
"The sand–man he’s a jolly old fellow,"
Christy is joyfully received at home. He pays tribute to the character of his adversaries.
From an observatory, the narrator witnesses a series of strange occurrences on the surface of Mars.
"If ‘twere fair to suppose"
"Your presence like a benison to me"
"I held my heart so far from harm,"
"Love used to carry a bow, you know,"
A poem explaining that despite death, time goes on.