Growth of Man like Growth of Nature by Emily Dicki
тянет внутрь, не вне,
Солнце, воздух - чуть поддержат,
чуть толкнут - в тюрьме...
Каждый верха не по силам
должен сам достичь,
всей безлюдною отвагой
через жизни тишь...
Труд души,- одно условье,
стойкость по себе
и пред тьмой противоборства,
веры твердь в тебе...
Вглядчивость - отдел приёма
лиц, но лишь твоих,
и в трудах поможет только
безучастный лик...
("Вглядывайся в себя, беспристрастно...")
[Ruth Miller suggests that in this poem Emily is speaking
of her own growth as a poet. Even if she feels it endorsed
by God’s ‘Atmosphere and Sun,’ it happens and stirs within
her when she is alone living a ‘Silent Life.’ Only she can
achieve this growth, through constant effort, patience
to keep going and patience in the face of hostility, and
keeping intact her belief that it is worthwhile. Somewhere
outside there may be ‘the Department of its Audience,’ but
the actual writing of the poems is ‘assisted by no Countenance.’
Most of this applies equally to the attempt to write these notes.]
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Growth of Man -- like Growth of Nature -- by Emily Dickinson
Growth of Man -- like Growth of Nature --
Gravitates within --
Atmosphere, and Sun endorse it --
Bit it stir -- alone --
Each -- its difficult Ideal
Must achieve -- Itself --
Through the solitary prowess
Of a Silent Life --
Effort -- is the sole condition --
Patience of Itself --
Patience of opposing forces --
And intact Belief --
Looking on -- is the Department
Of its Audience --
But Transaction -- is assisted
By no Countenance --
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