Sadly, we missed Emily’s Birthday Celebration again this year. Over the years, it has become a real Montgomery County Literary Arts Council (MCLAC) tradition. Of course, it’s the friendships that we miss the most. We usually make it to the Houston area in December, but around Christmas.
“It sifts from Leaden Sieves –
It powders all the Wood.
It fills with Alabaster Wool
The Wrinkles of the Road –
— from “It sifts from Leaden Sieves – (291)” by Emily Dickenson
I have a friend who once played on stage “Belle of Amherst”, a one-woman show in the role of Emily Dickinson. She now portrays Queen Victoria for our Dickens Victorian Village. Happy Birthday, Emily.