Saturday Afternoon by Emily Dickinson

S6 E17: Saturday Afternoon by Emily Dickinson Welcome.Today’s reading is Saturday Afternoon by Emily Dickinson.The images you will see were taken at Park & Tilford Gardens — a special place where my mother, my sister Sarah, and I shared many happy Saturday afternoons.Emily Dickinson’s poem celebrates youthful joy and freedom. For me, it is also a remembrance of love, family, and moments that continue to bloom in memory.I hope you enjoy this reading.Saturday Afternoon From all the jails the boys and girlsEcstatically leap,—Beloved, only afternoonThat prison does n't keep.They storm the earth and stun the air,A mob of solid bliss.Alas! that frowns could lie in waitFor such a foe as this!📚Rebecca’s Reading Room🎙️Rebecca’s Reading Room PodcastPhotography by Rebecca BuddMusic by Epidemic Sound“Sylarna” by Strömhttps://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/69982e98-a358-3eb4-b6ea-a9faf617734e/