Lesley Dill
Leaping Deer, 2025
Copper foil, organza, wire, paint, micron pen, mulberry paper
18 x 19 inches
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'A wounded Deer - leaps highest— I've heard the Hunter tell— 'Tis but the Extasy of death— And then the Brake is still! The smitten Rock that gushes! The trampled...
"A wounded Deer - leaps highest—
I've heard the Hunter tell—
'Tis but the Extasy of death—
And then the Brake is still!
The smitten Rock that gushes!
The trampled Steel that springs!
A Cheek is always redder
Just where the Hectic stings!
Mirth is the Mail of Anguish—
In which it cautious Arm,
Lest anybody spy the blood
And "you're hurt" exclaim!"
— Emily Dickinson #165
I've heard the Hunter tell—
'Tis but the Extasy of death—
And then the Brake is still!
The smitten Rock that gushes!
The trampled Steel that springs!
A Cheek is always redder
Just where the Hectic stings!
Mirth is the Mail of Anguish—
In which it cautious Arm,
Lest anybody spy the blood
And "you're hurt" exclaim!"
— Emily Dickinson #165