Any Way You Slice It

From Verla Burrell-Bordelon:

February 22 is National Margarita Day, one of the most celebrated of the mid-February holidays.

The holiday was established by America's greatest poet, Emmett Lee Dickinson (Emily Dickinson's third cousin, twice removed -- at her request).  Information is HERE.

Below:  A vintage postcard for National Margarita Day -- with a likeness of Emmett Lee Dickinson's left hand.

On the day Dickinson inaugurated the holiday, he did so with his now-classic poem, "There's a certain Slice of lime" (below on the left).  Dickinson's poem inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem "There's a certain Slant of light" (below on the right).

By Emmett Lee Dickinson:
 
There’s a certain Slice of lime,
Five O’clock each Day –
That impresses, like a Gift
On a Holiday –
 
Heavenly Sent, it gives us –
We let down our guard,
But internal confidence –
Where the Meanings, are –
 
All may taste it – Any –
‘Tis the fruit of Awe –
An imperial addiction
Sent us from the Bar –
 
When it comes, the Salt Rim glistens –
Promise – floats on ice –
When it goes, ’tis like the Essence
Of an Afterlife –

By Emily Dickinson:
 
There's a certain Slant of light,
Winter Afternoons –
That oppresses, like the Heft
Of Cathedral Tunes –
 
Heavenly Hurt, it gives us –
We can find no scar,
But internal difference –
Where the Meanings, are –
 
None may teach it – Any –
'Tis the seal Despair –
An imperial affliction
Sent us of the Air –
 
When it comes, the Landscape listens –
Shadows – hold their breath –
When it goes, 'tis like the Distance
On the look of Death –

Below left and right:  Vintage postcards for National Margarita Day.