Truth 1 and Truth 2

Two poems with first lines borrowed from another poet…in this case;

Emily Dickinson.

(for Poetic Asides, blog of Robert Brewer on Writers Digest)

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Truth 1

First line by:

Emily Dickinson     (435),  1890….

Much madness is divinest sense…

The heart does not censure truth.

The hand pulls the curtain,

For reasons it knows.

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Truth 2

First line by:

Emily Dickinson     (1129),  1945

Tell the truth but tell it slant –

With humor,

Or a grain of salt,

Or by finishing the story -

The next day,

Or next week for those most closed.