[PW] poem identification, possibly Emily Dickinson

[Douglas Anderson]

A better version (closer, I believe, to Dickinson's original) is here:

http://www.americanpoems.com/poets/emilydickinson/10561

-- Doug A.



On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Douglas Anderson
<doug.anderson at cacl.info>wrote:

> I believe it's "I years had been from home", which is indeed by Emily
> Dickinson.
>
> One version of it is here: http://www.bartleby.com/113/1079.html
>
> -- Doug A.
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Kevin O'Kelly <rkokelly at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>> A friend has asked me to try to track down a poem he believes is by Emily
>> Dickinson, although I have my doubts.  He cannot remember any exact quotes,
>> but he said that the speaker is staring at the door of a house she used to
>> live in and wondering if she should knock  and concludes there are some
>> things one is better off not knowing or seeing.
>>
>> My friend insists that it is Dickinson, but it seems an odd subject for a
>> woman who lived most of her life (although not all)  in the same house, and
>> if my knowledge is correct, didn't venture out much.
>>
>> I realize this isn't much to go on, but if it strikes a chord somewhere in
>> the minds of wombatdom, please let me know.
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>>
>>
>>
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