Hmm…today’s post was supposed to conclude yesterday’s discussion of “Success is counted sweetest" (HERE), but then it dawned on me that today was supposed to be Sentencing Day for Imperial Grand Wizard Trump. Lock Him Up!
Alas, Sentencing Day has been postponed. I believe that it is now set for September 28.
(I just don’t understand how we have allowed this cretin to undermine our judicial system, and to be honest, I won’t be surprised at all if he goes unpunished for all of his crimes.)
**sigh**
Anyway, all of this made me wonder if Dickinson ever used the word “sentence” in any of her poems to mean “a penalty” or “conviction under the law.” I knew that she had used the word “sentence” (“I read my sentence – steadily” came to mind), but what about “sentence” as a “prescribed punishment”?
Dickinson used “sentence” in 10 different poems, and in five of them, she uses it (“sentence” or “sentenced”) to mean a punishment for a particular offense – for example, “Wert Thou but ill -- that I might show thee.”
I have to admit, the one that surprised me was ““Where thou art – that – is home.” I was half-expecting “sentence” to be used in an image of her reading a letter at home – instead, it’s about “bondage.” LOL.
Anway, I’ll finish up the discussion on “Success is counted sweetest” tomorrow – and I’ll continue to hope and pray that justice will prevail – and that one day in the not-too-distant future, Grand Imperial Wizard Trump will be behind bars.
Alas, Sentencing Day has been postponed. I believe that it is now set for September 28.
(I just don’t understand how we have allowed this cretin to undermine our judicial system, and to be honest, I won’t be surprised at all if he goes unpunished for all of his crimes.)
**sigh**
Anyway, all of this made me wonder if Dickinson ever used the word “sentence” in any of her poems to mean “a penalty” or “conviction under the law.” I knew that she had used the word “sentence” (“I read my sentence – steadily” came to mind), but what about “sentence” as a “prescribed punishment”?
Dickinson used “sentence” in 10 different poems, and in five of them, she uses it (“sentence” or “sentenced”) to mean a punishment for a particular offense – for example, “Wert Thou but ill -- that I might show thee.”
I have to admit, the one that surprised me was ““Where thou art – that – is home.” I was half-expecting “sentence” to be used in an image of her reading a letter at home – instead, it’s about “bondage.” LOL.
Anway, I’ll finish up the discussion on “Success is counted sweetest” tomorrow – and I’ll continue to hope and pray that justice will prevail – and that one day in the not-too-distant future, Grand Imperial Wizard Trump will be behind bars.
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