All Is Merry And Bright

All of us at the Emmett Lee Dickinson Museum hope you have a happy holiday -- whichever one you celebrate!

For your enjoyment, we offer the slide shows below from the Emmett Lee Dickinson Festival of Lights in historic Washerst, PA, (the birthplace of Emmett Lee Dickinson, Emily Dickinson's third cousin, twice removed -- at her request).

​By Emmett Lee Dickinson:
 
I like the Lights –
A fashionable Delight –
I like the Airs –
With ageless – Melodies –
 
I like the Foods –
Festive – By Degrees –
Angels – set atop
The gilded Trees –
 
I like the Morning –
Best – when it’s done –
And the Never-ending Gifts –
Times – Ten!

​By Emily Dickinson:
 
It's like the Light –
A fashionless Delight –
It's like the Bee –
A dateless – Melody –

It's like the Woods –
Private – Like the Breeze –
Phraseless – yet it stirs
The proudest Trees –

It's like the Morning –
Best – when it's done –
And the Everlasting Clocks –
Chime – Noon!