Version 1
One Sister have I in our house -
And one, a hedge away.
There's only one recorded,
But both belong to me.
One came the road that I came -
And wore my last year's gown -
The other, as a bird her nest,
Builded our hearts among.
She did not sing as we did -
It was a different tune -
Herself to her a music
As Bumble bee of June.
Today is far from Childhood -
But up and down the hills
I held her hand the tighter -
Which shortened all the miles -
And still her hum
The year among,
Deceives the Butterfly;
Still in her Eye
The Violets lie
Mouldered this many May.
I spilt the dew -
But took the morn;
I chose this single star
From out the wide night's numbers -
Sue - forevermore!
[edit] Version 2
One Sister have I in the house -
And one, a hedge away.
There's only one recorded -
But both belong to me.
One came the road that I came -
And wore my last year's gown -
The other, as a bird her nest
Builded our hearts among.
She did not sing as we did -
It was a different tune -
Herself to her a music
As Bumble bee of June.
Today is far from hildhood,
But up and down the hills,
I held her hand the tighter -
Which shortened all the miles -
And still her hum
The year among,
Deceives the Butterfly;
And in her Eye
The Violets lie,
Mouldered this many May.
I spilt the dew,
But took the morn -
I chose this single star
From out the wide night's numbers -
Sue - forevermore!
[edit] Version 3
One Sister have I in our house,
And one, a hedge away.
There's only one recorded,
But both belong to me.
One came the road that I came —
And wore my last year's gown —
The other, as a bird her nest,
Builded our hearts among.
She did not sing as we did —
It was a different tune —
Herself to her a music
As Bumble bee of June.
Today is far from Childhood —
But up and down the hills
I held her hand the tighter —
Which shortened all the miles —
And still her hum
The years among,
Deceives the Butterfly;
Still in her Eye
The Violets lie
Mouldered this many May.
I spilt the dew —
But took the morn —
I chose this single star
From out the wide night's numbers —
Sue - forevermore!
Poetry by Emily Dickinson (edit list):
To understand this poem, understanding Emily Dickinson's personal backstory is a must. Certain Emily Dickinson's poems are of extremely personal nature, and this is one of the poems. Emily Dickinson is discussing her "two" sisters, her blood relative sister Lavinia and her "spititual sister" Sue Gilbert (who later becomes her sister-in-law).
Emily is quite spiritually attune with Sue Gilbert, they are childhood best friends who shared secret childhood worlds and attachments. It is fun to note how the relationship changes dueing the years, and the way Emily has befriended and sometimes almost reviled her friend. It is like a love relationship, a platonic friendship and it is perhaps deeper spiritually than most married relationships.
Emily adores her best friend Sue and they are maybe even "blood-pact sisters" who have sworn to each other's allegiance, etc. Sue seems to bring out the most frivolous and joyfully blissful creative side of Emily.
As the Emily Dickinson Poem A Day evolves, we will see the changing nature of their relationship and ponder as to why the relationship appears strong or weak, and what could be the sistuation regarding the same.
Emily's world is very rich in history, emotion, dreams, spirtualism, culture, religion, Art and Science. A magic world of being and dreaming. The world of the romantic poet.
Lavinia Norcross Dickinson (1833-1899), sister
Susan Huntington Gilbert Dickinson (1830-1913), sister-in-law
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