stant tranquil aura of her home indicates that Dickinson did in fact lead a quiet life. The next two lines are difficult to interpret and could have multiple meanings. The first possible meaning for a coat of brown could be the outside color of the little stone lying in the road. Secondly, keeping with the parallel of Dickinson’s life, the coat of brown could represent her hair. Here the coat would be the hair itself, and the brown could be the color. This symbolism would keep constant the fact that the stone represents her. “And independent as the Sun Associates or glows alone.” These lines state that Dickinson was a free as the sun, allowed to do as she pleases, and like the sun, she thought her life glowed with success. To close the poem she uses the words “In casual simplicity” to show that her life was simple and enjoyable. With these poems, we can see the connection not only between the styles of I Saw in Louisiana a Live-oak Growing and #1510, but also between the lonely lifestyles Whitman and Dickinson led. However one characteristic does shine through in both poems. That being the attempt by both writers to hide the loneliness of their lives by saying that they are happy and have fought through the loneliness. These two works are great parallels of the writer’s lives even though they may not have intended to directly relate the poems to themselves. Works CitedDickenson, Donna, Emily Dickinson. Dover: Berg Publishing,1985.Myerson, Joel, Ed. Whitman in his own Time. Detroit: Omigraphics Inc, 1991....
