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elleng

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4. Gotcha.

Reply to Tobin S. (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 05:15 PM

Mar 2014

Funny, now that you've mentioned it, I appear to have both ways of thinking, straight forward (attorney,) and sympathetic to poetry. Emily Dickinson is my favorite. Have enjoyed Dorothy Parker for years, mostly for her humor and sarcasm.

I learned only a couple of years ago that much of Dickinson's work is related to her garden, describes flowers etc. Went to NY botanical garden for a show:

The Poet as Gardener and Tiger Lily
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/arts/design/30dickinson.html?_r=0

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"The Trusting Heart" by Dorothy Parker [View all] elleng Mar 2014 OP

I've never been very good at deciphering poetry Tobin S. Mar 2014 #1

Might be a bit of sarcasm, Tobin, elleng Mar 2014 #2

See, I'm clueless when it comes to that stuff. I usually get it wrong. Tobin S. Mar 2014 #3

Gotcha. elleng Mar 2014 #4