Yesterday is History,
Yesterday is History, 'Tis so far away -- Yesterday is Poetry -- 'Tis Philosophy --
Yesterday is mystery -- Where it is Today While we shrewdly speculate Flutter both away
Emily Dickinson
Yesterday is History, 'Tis so far away -- Yesterday is Poetry -- 'Tis Philosophy --
Yesterday is mystery -- Where it is Today While we shrewdly speculate Flutter both away
She starts by labeling yesterday “History,” then shifts to “Poetry” and “Philosophy,” as if trying different angles to grasp the distance. That distance feels huge—“so far away”—and each attempt just underlines how slippery the past is.
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