{"id":3589,"date":"2010-12-10T07:06:47","date_gmt":"2010-12-10T11:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eachdayisacelebration.com\/?p=3589"},"modified":"2010-12-11T15:02:37","modified_gmt":"2010-12-11T19:02:37","slug":"this-world-is-not-conclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eachdayisacelebration.com\/?p=3589","title":{"rendered":"This World is not Conclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the birthday of Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), and it is difficult to choose from among her rich and relentless outpouring. But here is one to ponder as we move inexorably, yet hopefully, toward the darkest time of year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eachdayisacelebration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Nest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3590\" title=\"Nest\" src=\"https:\/\/eachdayisacelebration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Nest.jpg\" alt=\"Nest\" width=\"414\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eachdayisacelebration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Nest.jpg 575w, https:\/\/eachdayisacelebration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Nest-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">This World is not Conclusion.<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">A Species stands beyond \u2014<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">Invisible, as Music \u2014<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">But positive, as Sound \u2014<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">It beckons, and it baffles \u2014<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">Philosophy \u2014 don\u2019t know \u2014<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">And through a Riddle, at the last \u2014<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">Sagacity, must go \u2014<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">To guess it, puzzles scholars \u2014<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">To gain it, Men have borne<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">Contempt of Generations<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">And Crucifixion, shown \u2014<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">Faith slips \u2014 and laughs, and rallies \u2014<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">Blushes, if any see \u2014<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">Plucks at a twig of Evidence \u2014<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">And asks a Vane, the way \u2014<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">Much Gesture, from the Pulpit \u2014<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">Strong Hallelujahs roll \u2014<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">Narcotics cannot still the Tooth<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">That nibbles at the soul \u2014<\/span><\/address>\n<p><em>\u2014Emily Dickinson<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eachdayisacelebration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/CakeGreen.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3592\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" title=\"CakeGreen\" src=\"https:\/\/eachdayisacelebration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/CakeGreen.png\" alt=\"CakeGreen\" width=\"125\" height=\"123\" \/><\/a>Charles<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'ITC Galliard', 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: small;\"><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the birthday of Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), and it is difficult to choose from among her rich and relentless outpouring. But here is one to ponder as we move inexorably, yet hopefully, toward the darkest time of year. This World is not Conclusion. 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