Alyice on October 30th, 2008

Hearts, Hearts, Everywhere

Hearts Art Jar
© Alyice Edrich, 2008

When my Grams died, my mom passed on a book of poetry, by Emily Dickinson, to my daughter. It was then that we discovered Grams loved to read Emily Dickinson after a long day of work. She loved Dickinson’s poetry because it spoke of the human condition; because it was real.

As a young girl, I never got poetry—and to this day I can’t write one stanza. But my daughter, she gets poetry—she’s even pretty good at expressing herself through poetry and song.

This recycled vase is a tribute to Grams and her love of Dickinson. It was created from an old beer bottle. The hearts wrap up around the bottle starting on the backside and ending up on the front, at the neck of the bottle. The front side also contains this image: small hearts that form one large heart. This symbolizes the fact that as we go through life, every action we take and every word we speak touches the lives of another.

If I Can Stop
By Emily Dickinson
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.

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Cindy says:
This tribute to your Grandmother is beautiful and the poem is perfect in combination.
Posted at 11:57 am October 30th, 2008
Alyice says:
Thanks Cindy.
Posted at 4:48 pm October 30th, 2008
Nicki says:
This is gorgeous and a wonderful way to remember your grandmother.
Posted at 10:55 am October 31st, 2008

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