Toil of Love (Emily Dickinson)
This Emily Dickinson poem has been a guidepost for me—on how to live. Hate and love are choices, so why not love. There is a three-part structure to the way I’ve visualized the poem: Time-Hate, Time-Love, Toil-Love. And at the end of the poem-- the relationship between little and large-- *“The little toil of love I thought was large enough for me,” *reminds me the
little daily things I do towards love are indeed large (large enough). And as for “toil”—love takes some work!
This Emily Dickinson poem has been a guidepost for me—on how to live. Hate and love are choices, so why not love. There is a three-part structure to the way I’ve visualized the poem: Time-Hate, Time-Love, Toil-Love. And at the end of the poem-- the relationship between little and large-- *“The little toil of love I thought was large enough for me,” *reminds me the
little daily things I do towards love are indeed large (large enough). And as for “toil”—love takes some work!
This Emily Dickinson poem has been a guidepost for me—on how to live. Hate and love are choices, so why not love. There is a three-part structure to the way I’ve visualized the poem: Time-Hate, Time-Love, Toil-Love. And at the end of the poem-- the relationship between little and large-- *“The little toil of love I thought was large enough for me,” *reminds me the
little daily things I do towards love are indeed large (large enough). And as for “toil”—love takes some work!