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Thursday 3 March 2011

Emily Dickinson: Glory


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This morning so far:
photo by Tom Raworth, 17 February 2011





Glory is that bright tragic thing
That for an instant
Means Dominion --
Warms some poor name
That never felt the Sun,
Gently replacing
In oblivion --




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Solar glory and Spectre of the Brocken, seen from the Golden Gate Bridge:
photo by Mila Zinkova, 2006

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Solar coronae created by sun and fog over the Golden Gate Bridge: photo by Mila Zinkova, 2006

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Solar glory, Spectre of the Brocken and Fog Bow, with North Tower of Golden Gate Bridge: photo by Mila Zinkova, 2007

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Good Morning: photo by Tom Raworth, 27 January 2011

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This morning so far: photo by Tom Raworth, 17 February 2011


Glory: Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), n.d.

6 comments:

STEPHEN RATCLIFFE said...

Tom,

"Sun,
Gently replacing
In oblivion --"

( "This morning so far") ---


3.3

pink orange edges of cloud in blue white
sky above ridge, robin calling on branch
in foreground, sound of waves in channel

‘explain’ the past in terms
of, path of phenomena

under following, appearance
of an object, element

grey rain cloud against invisible ridge,
whiteness of gull gliding above channel

TC said...

Steve,

pink orange edges of cloud in blue

fits the morning...

with more dark storm clouds massing offshore.

TC said...

... but not to worry, the weather's always fine Over in the Glory Land.

STEPHEN RATCLIFFE said...

Tom,

Thanks for note on "Over in the Glory Land," meanwhile another "This morning so far" over here ---


3.4

blackness of sky above still black plane
of ridge, star next to black pine branch
in foreground, sound of waves in channel

what can another be, within
considering of things

its reflection side by side,
with, rows of windows

white cloud in pale blue sky above ridge,
whiteness of gull circling above channel

aditya said...

Great poem (re)written in pink thoroughly.

ps-A completely personal emotion but I believe this poem is extremely inline with Do you know what excellence .. (Little Elegy for James Dean)

TC said...

Aditya,

Yes, I can feel that, and too, when it comes to emotion, how can we ever know

what can another be, within


... and Steve, the birds have awakened, and I can almost make out a bit of glory land in

white cloud in pale blue sky above