К птахам, скоро в двери,
речь голья слышна:
- Куртку жду в апреле,
доброго вам дня...
(Тётя Эмили - к племяннику Гилберту,
на клочке обёрточной бумаги. Ей - 53, ему - 8.
Стих с двойным смыслом.)
[David Preest:
Emily sent these lines in the spring of 1883
to eight-year-old Gilbert, who may have
smiled at this picture of the tree being
‘not at Home’ until she was suitably clad
in her April bonnet. ‘Jacket’ is a variant
reading for ‘Bonnet.’]
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Not at Home to Callers by Emily Dickinson
Not at Home to Callers
Says the Naked Tree --
Bonnet(Jacket) due in April --
Wishing you Good Day --
Not at Home to Callers by Emily Dickinson
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