{"id":1304,"date":"2009-04-10T10:14:37","date_gmt":"2009-04-10T17:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.candlelightstories.com\/?p=1304"},"modified":"2009-04-10T17:27:03","modified_gmt":"2009-04-11T00:27:03","slug":"i-started-early-a-poem-by-emily-dickinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/candlelightstories.com\/Blog\/2009\/04\/10\/i-started-early-a-poem-by-emily-dickinson\/","title":{"rendered":"I Started Early: A Poem by Emily Dickinson"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For National Poetry Month<\/em><\/a>, here’s an Emily Dickinson<\/em> poem rendered as a beautiful animation with a reading by actress Blair Brown<\/em>. This is part of the Poetry Foundation’s<\/em><\/a> series of videos known as Poetry Everywhere<\/em><\/a>.
\nHere is the complete poem for you to read:<\/p>\n

I started Early – Took my Dog –
\nAnd visited the Sea –
\nThe Mermaids in the Basement
\nCame out to look at me –<\/p>\n

And Frigates – in the Upper Floor
\nExtended Hempen Hands –
\nPresuming Me to be a Mouse –
\nAground – upon the Sands –<\/p>\n

But no Man moved Me – till the Tide
\nWent past my simple Shoe –
\nAnd past my Apron – and my Belt
\nAnd past my Bodice – too –<\/p>\n

And made as He would eat me up –
\nAs wholly as a Dew
\nUpon a Dandelion’s Sleeve –
\nAnd then – I started – too –<\/p>\n

And He – He followed – close behind –
\nI felt His Silver Heel
\nUpon my Ankle – Then my Shoes
\nWould overflow with Pearl –<\/p>\n

Until We met the Solid Town –
\nNo One He seemed to know
\nAnd bowing – with a Mighty look –
\nAt me – The Sea withdrew –<\/p>\n

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For National Poetry Month, here’s an Emily Dickinson poem rendered as a beautiful animation with a reading by actress Blair Brown. This is part of the Poetry Foundation’s series of videos known as Poetry Everywhere. Here is the complete poem for you to read: I started Early – Took my Dog – And visited the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,148],"tags":[169],"class_list":["post-1304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-animation","category-poetry","tag-national-poetry-month"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t