The Washerst Times, the venerated daily newspaper from Washerst, PA (birthplace of America's greatest poet, Emmett Lee Dickinson), has endorsed candidate Hillary Clinton for President. Inside the morning edition the editors included two poems by Emmett Lee Dickinson (Emily Dickinson's third cousin, twice removed -- at her request). Although the poems were written in the late 1800s, both seem to capture the essence of the 2016 presidential campaign (Dickinson is recognized to this day as having been a remarkable visionary).
Below on the left: Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "Your Reward for Running, is this" seems to capture the spirit of Clinton's historic run for the White House. Dickinson's poem inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem "My Reward for Being, was this," below on the right.
| By Emmett Lee Dickinson: Your Reward for Running, is This. Your premium – Your Bliss – A Victory, more – A Landslide – would be rich – And Then – just Soar – When Votes are cast by Hand – With “You, Miss, You” – We’ll support Thee – Decisions powerful – decide this Race – Election – Vote – The Ballots of History, will show just that. | By Emily Dickinson: My Reward for Being, was This. My premium – My Bliss – An Admiralty, less – A Sceptre – penniless – And Realms – just Dross – When Thrones accost my Hands – With "Me, Miss, Me" – I'll unroll Thee – Dominions dowerless – beside this Grace – Election – Vote – The Ballots of Eternity, will show just that. |
Below on the left: Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "Mine – by the right of the White Electorate" seems to have captured Donald Trump's unsettling "I alone can fix things" hubris. Dickinson's poem inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem "Mine – by the right of the White Election," below on the right.
| By Emmett Lee Dickinson: Mine – by the right of the White Electorate! Mine – by my Sex Appeal! Mine – by the Sign of my Bigly ego – Bars – cannot conceal! Mine – hear – my Vision – and my Sideshow! Mine – by the Way I’m Wigged – Entitled – Affirmed – Delirious Chatter! Mine – unless It's all rigged! | By Emily Dickinson: Mine — by the Right of the White Election! Mine — by the Royal Seal! Mine — by the Sign in the Scarlet prison -- Bars — cannot conceal! Mine — here — in Vision — and in Veto! Mine — by the Grave's Repeal -- Tilted — Confirmed -- Delirious Charter! Mine — long as Ages steal! |
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