I'll start this thread with a short poem by Emily Dickinson. I'm huge fan of Dickinson & the following poem is one of her most famous poems. But, what makes this poem famous? What is the theme of the poem?
Tell all the truth but tell it slant — (1263)
BY EMILY DICKINSON Tell all the truth but tell it slant — Success in Circuit lies Too bright for our infirm Delight The Truth's superb surprise As Lightning to the Children eased With explanation kind The Truth must dazzle gradually Or every man be blind —
Tell all the truth but tell it slant — (1263)
BY EMILY DICKINSON
Tell all the truth but tell it slant —
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth's superb surprise
As Lightning to the Children eased
With explanation kind
The Truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind —