Poem 84 Her breast is fit for pearls
This poem once again returns to the issue of Emily’s undying love for Susan Gilbert. ... “Her breast is fit for pearls, But I was not a Diver” knowing that divers retrieve pearls from the sea, I feel that this means she is not able to “retrieve” Susan. ... “Her brow is fit for thrones but I have not a crest. ... Susan is worthy of pearls, and queenly (crest) and Emily does not feel she is good enough to obtain a relationship with her. ... I think she also shows feelings of being on the outside of Susan’s life when she says, “Her heart is fit for home-I –a Sparrow- build there Sweet twigs and twine My perennial nest. ... Pre Discussion Poem #1401 10/22/02 “TO own a Susan of my own” “To own a Susan of my own Is of itself a Bliss- whatever Realm I forfeit, Lord, Continue me in this!