One Crucifixion Is Recorded Only
poem 553
One Crucifixion Is Recorded Only - meaning Summary
Crucifixions Many and Near
Dickinson reframes the singular historical Crucifixion as a recurring, personal phenomenon. She contends that while history records one Calvary, countless crucifixions exist in individual lives and places. Biblical sites like Gethsemane and Judea are symbolic provinces of inner being rather than unique events. The poem acknowledges Christ's central witness but insists that there are ever newer, nearer crucifixions—present moments of suffering and moral testing in ordinary human experience.
Read Complete AnalysesOne Crucifixion is recorded only How many be Is not affirmed of Mathematics Or History One Calvary exhibited to Stranger As many be As persons or Peninsulas Gethsemane Is but a Province in the Being’s Centre Judea For Journey or Crusade’s Achieving Too near Our Lord indeed made Compound Witness And yet There’s newer nearer Crucifixion Than That
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