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Recluce
Tribute to Emily Dickinson, not to be considered an entry
Beautiful recluse
How dare you
Hide your beauty
From my eyes?
Teasing me through
Drape drawn windows
And locked doors
With verbs of love
And adverbs of passion
Wycliffe broke your heart
But he could not smother
Your burning desire
Let another lover in
End this dark mourning
By burning your body
With fornication scorching
Wild nights are not
Our luxury
They are a necessity
And all you need do
Is open your door
Wide for me and approve
Beautiful recluse
How dare you
Hide your beauty
From my eyes?
Teasing me through
Drape drawn windows
And locked doors
With verbs of love
And adverbs of passion
Wycliffe broke your heart
But he could not smother
Your burning desire
Let another lover in
End this dark mourning
By burning your body
With fornication scorching
Wild nights are not
Our luxury
They are a necessity
And all you need do
Is open your door
Wide for me and approve
Published 8th Jul 2020
| Edited 9th Jul 2020
Author's Note
Two poetess I’ve always been fascinated by are Elizabeth Barret Browning and Emily Dickerson. Especially Emily who was infamous for her beauty and her agoraphobia. How could a poet write with such sensual passion, but choose to live most of her life in celibate solitude that would put a monastic monk to shame, will always intrigue but trouble me. Such light should never have been allowed to hide.
Certainly I'm not the only man on this earth who's fantasized having a wild night with Emily.
Certainly I'm not the only man on this earth who's fantasized having a wild night with Emily.
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9th Jul 2020 00:19am
Plenty of men would probably have had wild nights but men dont comprehend the word discretion. She probably figured no dick. No drama
9th Jul 2020 00:55am
"men dont comprehend the word discretion"
I will admit to that. But sometimes I feel that different genders need try empathizing with each other. Certainly, men desperately need to learn boundries. Most important, men need to realize that attraction is not a License for interaction, of any kind. However, I believe that all of us need to respect that we humans have basic desires. Emily was such a person. A hostage to the Victorian age, her poetry conveys her simmering passion. I don’t believe that she became a recluse because of men, but of because of one man, Wycliffe. Back then, it was considered honorable for a spurned lover to devote themselves to celibacy. Personally, I wish Emily could have received the same counseling I was given by my mother when my heart was broken.
“The best way to get over someone, is to get under someone else!” Ma knew exactly what she was talking about.
I will admit to that. But sometimes I feel that different genders need try empathizing with each other. Certainly, men desperately need to learn boundries. Most important, men need to realize that attraction is not a License for interaction, of any kind. However, I believe that all of us need to respect that we humans have basic desires. Emily was such a person. A hostage to the Victorian age, her poetry conveys her simmering passion. I don’t believe that she became a recluse because of men, but of because of one man, Wycliffe. Back then, it was considered honorable for a spurned lover to devote themselves to celibacy. Personally, I wish Emily could have received the same counseling I was given by my mother when my heart was broken.
“The best way to get over someone, is to get under someone else!” Ma knew exactly what she was talking about.
9th Jul 2020 10:35am
I just realized your mother's piece of wisdom (I sense a closet cowgirl) could be adapted into a haiku which I have just posted in this section.
9th Jul 2020 10:39am
9th Jul 2020 8:31pm
Loved it!
Solomon, long time ago when I researched Emily, I came upon a story that at night, Emily could be a window to tease. Personally, I believe that such a story was created by someone's salacious imagination. But it would make a great scene for a biographical movie.
Solomon, long time ago when I researched Emily, I came upon a story that at night, Emily could be a window to tease. Personally, I believe that such a story was created by someone's salacious imagination. But it would make a great scene for a biographical movie.
10th Jul 2020 7:23am
9th Jul 2020 4:34pm
A + for originality, Snuggle! I must admit I've never read an erotic poem dedicated to Emily before.
9th Jul 2020 8:25pm
Some of her work was quite erotic. As was Elizabeth Barrett Browning's. However, because they lived during a time when erotica so socially unacceptable it was considered criminal, such poems were deeply camouflaged with metaphor. This scandal could be compounded by the fact they were women.
Just a side note; both Emily and Elizabeth were known to be reclusive. A common thread I find so fascinating it inspired me to dive into deep research.
I discovered, though they had this quirk in common, they were motivated by different reasons. Emily was a jilted lover. At the time, it was not uncommon for women who who shared the same experience, at some degree, to isolate themselves from society. A combination of shame and mourning would give many a single deflowered woman to join a convent.
However, Elizabeth's self confinement was for a totally different reason. Barrett was bi-racial, at a time when this would be considered a mega scandal. From what I've garnered, she probably had a Kamala Harris/Rashida Jones look going down. Though her roots were from the British West Indies, when queried as to her exotic beauty, she'd explain that she was of Portuguese heritage.
But she was not the Hermit that Emily was. She would socialize after dark. I believe the reason was simple, candle and oil lamp illumination was so low, it would help disguise her complexion.🌙
(There I go again; with a rant. Giving more information than anyone would care to read. God help me.🤦)
Just a side note; both Emily and Elizabeth were known to be reclusive. A common thread I find so fascinating it inspired me to dive into deep research.
I discovered, though they had this quirk in common, they were motivated by different reasons. Emily was a jilted lover. At the time, it was not uncommon for women who who shared the same experience, at some degree, to isolate themselves from society. A combination of shame and mourning would give many a single deflowered woman to join a convent.
However, Elizabeth's self confinement was for a totally different reason. Barrett was bi-racial, at a time when this would be considered a mega scandal. From what I've garnered, she probably had a Kamala Harris/Rashida Jones look going down. Though her roots were from the British West Indies, when queried as to her exotic beauty, she'd explain that she was of Portuguese heritage.
But she was not the Hermit that Emily was. She would socialize after dark. I believe the reason was simple, candle and oil lamp illumination was so low, it would help disguise her complexion.🌙
(There I go again; with a rant. Giving more information than anyone would care to read. God help me.🤦)
10th Jul 2020 00:37am
It's okay; rant on. I very much enjoy reading people's knowledge on poets. I'm aware of Emily's life ( and it ain't what they attempted to portray it in high school - lol ). While Emily did indeed have her erotic side, I've never read an erotic poem dedicated to her before. Thus, the A+ for originality.
We haven't had a classic comp on Browning yet; however, maybe we could throw her into the poll next month.
We haven't had a classic comp on Browning yet; however, maybe we could throw her into the poll next month.
9th Jul 2020 6:50pm
I think that in her solitude, she expressed every human desire with a deep aching in the most beautiful and elegant way (for her time). Then again I think those who are celibate can write more erotic and wild passions.
Good luck in the comp sir.
Good luck in the comp sir.
9th Jul 2020 8:26pm
Anonymous
9th Jul 2020 9:15pm
"Let another lover in
End this dark mourning
By burning your body
With fornication scorching"
This is an EXCELLENT stanza - lots of great N consonance and then the internal rhyme.
End this dark mourning
By burning your body
With fornication scorching"
This is an EXCELLENT stanza - lots of great N consonance and then the internal rhyme.
10th Jul 2020 4:00am
When I studied Emily Dickinson, I got the impression she was someone who couldn't let go of the past. She couldn't let go of the loss of her parents, probably felt vulnerable without them. Maybe thats why she avoided love. I like the erotic twist, I've always been fascinated by her too.
10th Jul 2020 5:16pm
