08 September 2007

a train went through a burial gate


A train went through a burial gate,
A bird broke forth and sang,
And trilled, and quivered, and shook his throat
Till all the churchyard rang;

And then adjusted his little notes,
And bowed and sang again.
Doubtless, he thought it meet of him
To say good-by to men.

Emily Dickinson
Image by ThisYearsGirl, entitled "The Wing Collector."

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I do like the picture, where is it from?

dying alone said...

My apologies. The artist's name is ThisYearsGirl, and I found her digital album at the Neosynthesis website. Her personal album can be found at: http://gallery.neosynthesis.net/thisyearsgirl.

Anonymous said...

thank you. it;s a good combination, this poem & picture.