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AllAtOnce Apr 2015
The world doesn't understand
Poetry isn't for eyes to see-
It's not to be deciphered by the masses
But for the heart to feel
Don't pick it apart like a puzzle
Because in pieces there's nothing to be
You need to view it as a while
Because the emotions packed between the pieces
Are just as painfully real
Her sister published her poems after her death, even though she didn't want them published, and that really bugs me. If she didn't want it published, her sister shouldn't have published them. Rant over.
Ottar Apr 2015
To make, a

p r a i r i e,

it takes

a clover

and

one

bee, one

clover and,

a bee

and revery,

the revery -- alone

will do if bees,

are few…

Emily Dickinson
Original -
To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee,      
One clover, and a bee.
And revery.
The revery alone will do,
If bees are few.




I was born on the prairies (go ahead.. you know you want to say it) Grande Prairie.  I have lived in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba and with bees,... dropping like flies I thought this was appropriate.
Prompt day five - Take an Emily Dickinson Poem and massage the punctuation. Apologies post and pre

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