by
Emily Dickinson on Aug 27, 2013 in
Poetry
Time and Eternity III
Departed to the judgment
A mighty afternoon;
Great clouds like ushers leaning,
Creation looking on.
The flesh surrendered, cancelled,
The bodiless begun;
Two worlds, like audiences, disperse
And leave the soul alone.
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1830. Her father
was a lawyer and treasurer of the local college. He also served in
Congress. Emily had a distant relationship with her mother who suffered
from depression. Around 1850 Emily began to compose her first poems. Her
initial poetic style was conventional though later she began to
experiment with different styles. Her poems dealt with various issues
such as nature, faith, and death. Emily died in 1886.
