Christmas in July

The plan for today’s post was to rejoice in a summer holiday celebrated by many, “Christmas in July.” 

However, due to a classic "whodunit" the likes penned by Agatha Christie – though, in this case, a "whereizit" – plans have changed.  I’m deep into detective work at this point to determine the whereabouts of a missing word – but I’m getting ahead of myself.  I’ll get to my investigation later – and hopefully there will be poetic justice!

Okay, so here’s the background.
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This past July, I embarked upon a Dickinson-themed road-trip to NYC, Boston, and Amherst.  Details of my journey are on my travelogue, “Dial ‘Em’ for Emily,” HERE.

On my plog (poetry blog) post from July 20, I mentioned my visit to the New York Public Library where I discovered The Concordance to the Poems of Emily Dickinson, HERE

The next day, July 21, I presented a noir adaptation of my discovery of the tome, HERE. 

Finally, on July 22 (HERE), I reported, “Dear reader, the sun sets on the Concordance to the Poems of Emily Dickinson with today’s post – at least for the time being.  I’ve written about it for the past couple of days, but before I move on, I thought I’d share a final few comments.”

I added, “First and foremost – **a drum roll, please** – I’ve ordered a copy for myself. I suspect the bookseller is probably wondering 'who the hell bought this thing.' LOL.”

I did, indeed, order a copy, and it did, indeed, arrive in July -- just in time for "Christmas in July" --

...and – my original plan for today was to present some introductory observations about the book. However, early in my inspection, I noticed an “abandoned” word.  LOL – I’m on the case! 

Coming tomorrow, I’ll present “Witness for the Resolution."  ​Stay tuned!