tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post1327361722840197473..comments2024-01-01T08:56:57.641-08:00Comments on Periphery: Dickinson and Dairy QueenTangledLouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-63067423916188259102013-05-15T06:58:21.692-07:002013-05-15T06:58:21.692-07:00I confess as I read, I was a little stuck on this ...I confess as I read, I was a little stuck on this Angela Lansbury envelope thing. I feel that it is something we might all benefit from seeing. ;)<br /><br />As for Emily Dickinson--I've known the Yellow Rose thing for a while and you're exactly right that it's impossible to unknow it. I came to my appreciation for her poetry quite late, too, for all the reasons you cited. It's baffling to me now that I realize the power she could pack into a couple of lines how I missed it for so long.<br /><br />I read the biography <i>Lives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and Her Family's Feuds</i> by Lyndall Gordon a few years ago. It's long, but fascinating and so absorbing that when I read it, I felt like I was dreaming Emily Dickinson's dreams, if that makes any sense. Masked Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197019009052401812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-78896754586558813882013-04-26T09:44:47.558-07:002013-04-26T09:44:47.558-07:00Yup. Did you know that before? Once you know it, y...Yup. Did you know that before? Once you know it, you can't un-know it.TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-30534015792485587182013-04-26T09:44:25.309-07:002013-04-26T09:44:25.309-07:00I agree with you on this fine quality in a friend....I agree with you on this fine quality in a friend. It is a delicate balance, and one that not many people of my acquaintance can strike. The ones who can? They are my bosom friends.<br /><br />My mission is accomplished then, if you are off to sing some Dickinson. That makes me happy all over.TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-74472678786055088802013-04-26T09:43:11.105-07:002013-04-26T09:43:11.105-07:00That is such a strange association. I'm not su...That is such a strange association. I'm not sure I could bear Dairy Queen after that, either. I am dying to know what the rest of your comments are and I am also thrilled that 'The Yellow Rose of Texas' was your favorite childhood song.TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-83308837061681743812013-04-25T06:38:06.366-07:002013-04-25T06:38:06.366-07:00Oh I have so many comments! I'll limit it to ...Oh I have so many comments! I'll limit it to two: The Yellow Rose of Texas was my favorite song when I was a kid. I'm stoked at the idea that Emily Dickinson's verse can be sung to that wonderful, stuck in your head, tune! And DQ is wonderful, I love it, but it always brings back memories of my Mom trying to have 'the talk' and picking DQ, thinking eating ice cream would make the whole business easier to listen to. My sister still hates ice cream!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05754778263332756663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-72804076462683980922013-04-24T18:05:29.286-07:002013-04-24T18:05:29.286-07:00This is one of the premier things I look for in a ...This is one of the premier things I look for in a friend: "...the ability to be quietly snarky while still being kind and generous." If someone is lacking that quality, we can still hang out and have a laugh or two, but they'll probably never own a piece of my heart. <br /><br />Oh, and you know that I'm off to brush up on my Dickinson (whom I haven't revisited since high school), just to sing her works, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-19843317023130174302013-04-24T14:05:27.473-07:002013-04-24T14:05:27.473-07:00The yellow . . . yupThe yellow . . . yupJoeinVegashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613274657685121948noreply@blogger.com