A Bit of Emily

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Portraits are to daily faces
As an evening west
To a fine, pedantic sunshine
In a satin vest.

Comments

Lisa Wheeler Milton said…
That's one dignified dog...
January 26, 2008 at 10:57 AM
josetteplank.com said…
Whoa...did you create that picture?

I can seriously see an entire book of famous author's with dog/animal heads being a big seller.

And that's a beautiful verse!
January 26, 2008 at 12:25 PM
josetteplank.com said…
damn...pardon my wild, random apostrophe....
January 26, 2008 at 12:25 PM
Julie Pippert said…
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January 26, 2008 at 12:26 PM
Julie Pippert said…
Let me try posting a comment now, with BRAIN ON and ENGAGED.

1. Emily is one of my favorites.
2. That's beautiful, verse and photo.

In fact, awesome.
January 26, 2008 at 12:28 PM
Irish Goddess said…
Another new header! I like it!
January 26, 2008 at 12:34 PM
Mrs. G. said…
Well it looks like your photoshop skillz are on the rise. I think Emily would like this. She clearly had a wicked sense of humor.
January 26, 2008 at 1:53 PM
JCK said…
Oh...I am SO jealous of your photoshop. Very intense doggie.
January 26, 2008 at 10:27 PM
Anonymous said…
What a sweet and intelligent-looking doggie. I love her lovely black nose and her long, svelte neck!

And a lovely verse, too, I might add.
January 26, 2008 at 10:59 PM
Gina said…
I had heard that canines only write doggerel but I didn't really believe it.
January 27, 2008 at 1:31 AM
anne said…
Or "In a satin dress."

Emily is stunning!
January 27, 2008 at 11:38 AM
captain corky said…
That portrait is priceless.
January 27, 2008 at 1:11 PM
Linda said…
When I first read that poem I thought it said feces... instead of faces... My bad.
January 27, 2008 at 6:25 PM
Karen Jensen said…
Why, I never! Emily Dickinson never wrote about feces! She wrote about a fly landing on the eye of a recently dead person, and a bird eating a worm, but feces?! Never! :-)
January 27, 2008 at 6:28 PM
Claire B. said…
Emily is my fave, and I haven't seen this one in, well, a dog's age! The poem would have been enough; the portrait makes this one sublime post. Thank you!
January 27, 2008 at 8:41 PM
Mike Golch said…
Great pic of the dog,the poem is great also.and man di I gotta lot to learn before I can hold a candle to this.
February 1, 2008 at 9:40 PM
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