Time never did assuage;
An actual suffering strengthens,
As sinews do, with age.
Time is a test of trouble,
But not a remedy.
If such it prove, it prove too
There was no malady.
---Emily Dickinson
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This poem is attempting to convey that grief doesn't always go away. If the grief disappears entirely, it suggests that, perhaps, the love was never really real. My background and education give me some expertise in interpreting such poetry and poetic thoughts.
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Emily Dickinson is one of my favorites; the theme here is so true--I think we gain strength through suffering, but that doesn't mean we've forgotten the sorrow.
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Thanks for dropping by, too! I got too much into FB & away from the blogs. Think I need to get back to the blogs. Anyway, American culture has not typically done well with these sentiments; we're "supposed" to be optimistic & have grieved through any type of loss within a matter of months to a year.
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