Since April is Poetry Month, I shall take advantage by posting poems without waiting for Poetry Friday. Today, this one caught my eye. As I read it, I saw that it has a universal meaning that goes further than the obvious interpretation as Dickinson’s evaluation of the social place of women in her time. And I was struck by its application to the situation of members of the Catholic Church, or even those who believe in God, within a society that has thrown off moral constraint and lives according to the 60’s cry, “If it feels good, do it!”
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Much Madness is divinest Sense
To a discerning Eye-
Much Sense- the starkest Madness-
‘Tis the Majority
In this, as All, prevail-
Assent- and you are sane-
Demur- you’re straightway
dangerous-
And handled with a chain-
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickenson is always a fine choice. Well done.
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