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Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 279.
Tie the Strings to my Life, My Lord,
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
Poem of the Day:
Apr 24 2006
Comment 2 of 2, added on April 27th, 2005 at 11:15 PM.
Correction to my last critique --The last line of the
poem is not 'then I am ready to go' but 'now I am ready to go'. Fareweall is a typo and I love you belonged to a letter that was in my word processor.
Farewell--
Phyllis from United States
Comment 1 of 2, added on April 23rd, 2005 at 1:51 PM.
The first line 'Tie--' is the first revelation that this is no ordinary journey. It is a prayer asking for
the right path for her to live and die. The 2nd line 'then I am ready to go.' could refer to the beginning of the end of Emilys or anyones' life.
The 3rd and 4th lines: 'Just a look at the horses,
rapid - that will do' may refer to her longing only
to know that she is transitioning but asks that it be
rapid. (Refer to the gentleman caller driving
the carraige in 'Because I could not stop for death')
The next stanza. 'Put me in -and ending '--partly
down hill' gives an insight into her heart felt belief or knowledge of immortaliy. The next line of this poem starting 'But never I mind the steepers'and the next ending '--sea' refers to her acceptance that she has chosen the hills and if they are steeper -it is her choice, her free will; this belief is reinforced in the next two lines..'held fast in everlasting race, by my own choice and Thee.' This poems name is 'Farewell. The last 2 stanzas always bring me tears of sad beauty-beginning with; 'say goodbye to the life I used to know'- and ending in 'kiss the hills for me just once, then I am ready to go.' The word 'steeper' was changed to 'bridges' by one editor. Thank you to this website for staying with Emily's own words. Fareweall, I love you.
Phyllis Trieber from United States
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Correction to my last critique --The last line of the
poem is not 'then I am ready to go' but 'now I am ready to go'. Fareweall is a typo and I love you belonged to a letter that was in my word processor.
Farewell--
Phyllis from United States