The feet of people walking home (7) Emily Dickinson
"The Feet of People Walking Home" by Emily Dickinson captures the imagery of everyday life and the quiet beauty found in simple moments. The song reflects themes of solitude, contemplation, and the passage of time. Its lyrical meaning explores human connection and the shared experience of journeying. The piece, rooted in folk traditions, uses soft melodies and gentle instrumentation to evoke a sense of nostalgia. While Dickinson's original work is poetry, its adaptation into song highlights her enduring influence on American literature and music.
#Folk
Release Year: 2021
Main Themes: Solitude, human connection, passage of time
Unique Elements: Soft melodies, gentle instrumentation
Cultural Impact: Highlights Dickinson's influence on literature and music.
With gayer sandals go—
The Crocus— til she rises
The Vassal of the snow—
The lips at Hallelujah
Long years of practise bore
Til bye and bye these Bargemen
Walked singing on the shore.
Pearls are the Diver's farthings
Extorted from the Sea—
Pinions— the Seraph's wagon
Pedestrian once— as we—
Night is the morning's Canvas
Larceny— legacy—
Death, but our rapt attention
To Immortality.
My figures fail to tell me
How far the Village lies—
Whose peasants are the Angels—
Whose Cantons dot the skies—
My Classics veil their faces—
My faith that Dark adores—
Which from its solemn abbeys
Such ressurection pours.
