An Image for Two Emilies -- More Joseph Cornell

These two boxes feel like they are in perfect conversation with each other. Who do you think the other Emily/Emilie was? (It's worth noting that in many of her letters, E.D. signed them "Emilie" and even "Emilee" as well as "Emily.") How about the blue lights in the hurricane lamps' glass? 

723

Ah, Brig — Good Night

To Crew and You —

The Ocean's Heart too smooth — too Blue —

To break for You —

632

The Brain is deeper than the sea —

For — hold them — Blue to Blue —

The one the other will absorb —

As Sponges — Buckets — do —

629

And next — I met her on a Cloud —

Myself too far below

To follow her superior Road —

Or its advantage — Blue —

591

With Blue — uncertain — stumbling Buzz —

Between the light — and me —

And then the Windows failed — and then

I could not see to see —

405

It might be easier

To fail — with Land in Sight —

Than gain — My Blue Peninsula —

To perish — of Delight —

214

Inebriate of air - am I -

And Debauchee of Dew -

Reeling - thro' endless summer days -

From inns of molten Blue -

162

My River runs to thee —

Blue Sea! Wilt welcome me?

122

A something in a summer's noon —

A depth — an Azure — a perfume —

Transcending ecstasy.