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Circuit IV - (29) No Ladder Needs the Birds but Skies (J-1574) (F-1605)

(1) No ladder needs the bird but skies     To situate its wings, (2) Nor any leader's grim baton Arraigns it as it sings. (3) The implements of bliss are few — As Jesus says of Him, (4) "Come unto me" the moiety     That wafts the cherubim. ~ Emily Dickinson Slideshow ~ Freshness!

Commentary adapted from Emily Dickinson's Poems & Letters

(1) "A sparrow . . . his empty plate . . . invigorated fully — as speculations flee by no conclusion hindered — and rode immensity." ~ (J-1211 alternative) (F1257) (biblical ref: Matthew 6:25-26)

(1-4) "'Come unto me' begins in every place." ~ (L #536) (Biblical ref. Matthew 11:28-30)

(1-4) "The robin . . . does not know a route but puts her craft about for rumored springs." ~ (J-1606) (F-1632)

(1-4) "The twilight spoke the spire. So soft upon the scene the act of evening fell, we felt how neighborly a thing was the invisible." ~ (J-1278) (F-1225)

(2-3) "The most triumphant bird I ever knew or met embarked upon a twig today  . . . and sang for nothing scrutable but intimate delight." ~ (J-1265 (F-1285)

(3) "The lily of the field!." I never pass one without being chagrined for Solomon." ~ (L #824) (Biblical ref. Matthew 6:28)

(3-4) "The angel begins in the morning of every human life. How small the furniture of bliss! How scant the heavenly fabric!" ~ (L #824)

(4) "The early experiences of a child are more hallowing than we know." ~ (L #824)

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