by Emily Dickinson

This is my letter to the world,
That never wrote to me,-
The simple news that nature told,
With tender majesty.

Her message is committed
To hands I cannot see;
For love of her, sweet countrymen,
Judge tenderly of me!

July 2001, Matthew Ward Interview sections you may visit (click)
The Interview with Matthew selected poem "Far From Home" featured poem "This is my letter to the world..." By Emily Dickinson featured poem "The Raven" By Edgar Allan Poe Q&A - questions asked & answers	Other poetry by Matthew Without a Mother What goes on in the mind of a dark poet? The Battle Early To Bed The Prison Swingin' in the South Elderly You Can Hear It Rainfall To Mama From Son The Fall of Salem