11.28.2010

Poem of the Week LXXI

LIII.
Emily Dickinson

How happy is the little stone
That rambles in the road alone,
And doesn't care about careers,
And exigencies never fears;
Whose coat of elemental brown
A passing universe put on;
And independent as the sun,
Associates or glows alone,
Fulfilling absolute decree
In casual simplicity.

1 comment:

Brea said...

interesting...if i were that rolling stone, I definitely wouldn't express those same sentiments. I'll bet Emily Dickinson was a melancholic. :)