Marginalia Comments

It's a bird 'singing' near a window, not 'signing' near a window. It really interrupts the flow and spoiled the whole thing for me - especially on a literature site.

My Man! Absolutely! Love it!

Superb.

I am not much into poetry, but by chance when I read this poem, from that time I am in awe of the magic of poetry. Like said in the poem, this poem dangle from me like locket.

Dear Mr Collins It was quite by chance that I read this poem and so I feel I should tell you the occasion. It was when I called in to return the Salinger – with some regret, but it was already overdue several bucks – and that middle-aged man with the raincoat, always the raincoat, and the wire half-specs who hovers vulture-like over the Returned Books trolley before the assistant puts them back on the shelves grabbed your book and went to his favourite seat by the window, with it; but then after a few minutes slammed it down on the table and looked around the room as if he had made the ultimate judgment which would be talked about in the Algonquin in hushed awe between the slightly less famous. and I’d just like to say I think his judgment was on the harsh side. I hope your memory of my egg salad stain which you turned so nicely into a poem doesn’t spoil our meeting some time in the library for which I’m sure you’re as grateful as I am. Yrs, E.Dickinson (Miss)

I enjoy your light hand - I see your images as lovely watercolors - a minature of the page with the note on it in soft pencil in a locket around your throat! ! ..I'm in love! ! Thank you so much! Miss Lah di

...though I'd write it in the margin to share his triumphal ride to posterity if Our Webmaster Whom God Preserve could fix it for me - Joyous.