By Kelly Keene Why does the softshut of a doorfeel like a slapin the face? Minutes thatpressed into hours ofmy past waitingfor ghosts thatnever showed up for me. Promises woven insubtle gestures,slipped like coarserope through mysweaty,bleedingpalms. Off handed, lastminute plansmentioned withouttimes or details,or the remembrancesthat no, I was notin that group chat. Laughter bouncing offtinted … Continue reading Rejection
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Don’t Stop for Death; An Analysis of Emily Dickinson’s “Because I Could Not Stop For Death”
by Kelly Keene The one certainty we know in life is that at some point, it ends. This is a scary thought for many. Even billionaires, with all the wealth and power they possess, cannot thwart death itself. Emily Dickinson, in her poem Because I Could Not Stop For Death paints an image of Death … Continue reading Don’t Stop for Death; An Analysis of Emily Dickinson’s “Because I Could Not Stop For Death”
A Guiding Star: An Analysis of “To a Star Seen at Twilight” by John Rollin Ridge
By Kelly Keene To a Star Seen at Twilight by John Rollin Ridge is a poem about inspiration. The speaker, a solitary observer, pauses to look at the first star to appear as night begins to fall. Twilight, the last vestige of light before the total dark, blocks out all stars except for the brightest … Continue reading A Guiding Star: An Analysis of “To a Star Seen at Twilight” by John Rollin Ridge
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