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Emily Dickinson – 30 March 2009
This poem by Emily Dickinson seems to express the belief that no
matter what a person suffers physically; his or her soul remains free
– if that is indeed what they desire. I think that the last two lines,
“Captivity is consciousness, / So’s liberty,” summarize the idea that
it is a matter of choice.
No Rack Can Torture Me
Emily Dickinson
No rack can torture me,
My soul’s at liberty,
Behind this mortal bone
There knits a bolder one
You cannot prick with saw
Nor rend with scimitar,
Two bodies therefore be;
Bind one, and one will flee.
The eagle of his nest
No easier divest
And gain the sky,
Than mayest thou,
Except thyself may be
Thine enemy;
Captivity is consciousness,
So’s liberty.
For a short bio of Emily Dickinson and more of her poems, visit:
http://www.all-creatures.org/poetry/dickinson_emily.html
For a large collection of poetry and stories, visit:
http://www.all-creatures.org/poetrydir.html
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"Joyful Curmudgeon"
An oxymoron?
No! I see all the beauty of God's creation and I'm joyful. At the
same time, I see all the suffering and corruption going on in the
world, and feel called to help expose and end it so that we may have true
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