I'll Tell You How the Sun Rose

[osprey_archer]

I’ll Tell You How the Sun Rose
by Emily Dickinson

I'll tell you how the sun rose,--
A ribbon at a time.
The steeples swam in amethyst,
The news like squirrels ran.
The hills untied their bonnets,
The bobolinks begun.
Then I said softly to myself,
"That must have been the sun!"

But how he set, I know not.
There seemed a purple stile
Which little yellow boys and girls
Were climbing all the while
Till when they reached the other side,
A dominie in gray
Put gently up the evening bars,
And led the flock away.

Comments

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

This is very nice. I know surprisingly little poetry by Emily Dickinson, and I didn't know this one. I am happy for bobolinks ♥

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

Isn't bobolink a great word? I think they're a kind of bird, but I'm not sure.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

They are! A beautiful bird with a lovely song. (http://asakiyume.livejournal.com/654568.html)