One Year ago -- jots what?
One Year ago -- jots what? God -- spell the word! I -- can't -- Was't Grace? Not that -- Was't Glory? That -- will do -- Spell slower -- Glory --
Such Anniversary shall be --
Emily Dickinson
One Year ago -- jots what? God -- spell the word! I -- can't -- Was't Grace? Not that -- Was't Glory? That -- will do -- Spell slower -- Glory --
Such Anniversary shall be --
Dickinson’s speaker seems to be staring at a blank page, trying to write the story of something that happened exactly one year ago. But the memory is huge and slippery — she can’t find the right word, so she calls on God to spell it out for her.
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