Открыв мне суть мою, сподвиг
жить в теле светом строк,
свой знак впечатал в кожу
и пригласил в Восток...
Будь верной, хоть ушёл он,
вернётся за тобой
в янтарной колеснице,
твой миг забрать домой...
(Эмили - о Солнце,- как о Спасителе, как о любовнике...
Ничто не исключено, раз читаемо в трёх ключах.
Спорьте, если хочется.)
[David Preest:
Ruth Miller takes the ‘He’ of the poem to be Jesus. Jesus has
found Emily and put his mark upon her. He has told her to be faithful
to him until the East (= her rebirth at death), when he will come
to take her home to Heaven in his carriage, just as he does in poem 1053.
Judith Farr, on the other hand, sees the poem as Emily’s protest against
the arrogant way in which she is being treated by her male lover,
Samuel Bowles. Having carved his name on her as he might on a trophy
which he has won, he has told her to be faithful to their love (the East)
while he goes about his business. He will come again with an
‘equipage of amber’ to take her home. Farr’s reading is perhaps
preferable. Miller’s picture of Jesus finding Emily, and then being
totally absent from her until he comes to fetch her at death seems
unorthodox theology even for Emily. And the fact that yellow was
Samuel Bowles’ favourite colour may explain why the equipage was of amber.]
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He found my Being -- set it up -- by Emily Dickinson
He found my Being -- set it up --
Adjusted it to place --
Then carved his name -- upon it --
And bade it to the East
Be faithful -- in his absence --
And he would come again --
With Equipage of Amber --
That time -- to take it Home --