Emily Dickinson: Glory


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This morning so far:
photo by Tom Raworth, 17 February 2011





Glory is that bright tragic thing
That for an instant
Means Dominion --
Warms some poor name
That never felt the Sun,
Gently replacing
In oblivion --




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Solar glory and Spectre of the Brocken, seen from the Golden Gate Bridge:
photo by Mila Zinkova, 2006

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Solar coronae created by sun and fog over the Golden Gate Bridge: photo by Mila Zinkova, 2006

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Solar glory, Spectre of the Brocken and Fog Bow, with North Tower of Golden Gate Bridge: photo by Mila Zinkova, 2007

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Good Morning: photo by Tom Raworth, 27 January 2011

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This morning so far: photo by Tom Raworth, 17 February 2011


Glory: Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), n.d.