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Emily, as I call her, is like a friend. I call upon her when I need words - of sorrow, longing, praise and so on. My favorite is her poem, Hope: Hope is the thing with feathers.....

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Thanks Steve, I do so enjoy your writing 😊

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Here I am again, bringing everything back to Michigan (I can't help it), but Emily Dickinson had connections to Michigan through her sister-in-law, Susan Gilbert, specifically Grand Haven, my hometown:

https://valleycity.blogspot.com/2018/03/grand-rapids-emily-dickinson-connection.html

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