Journal #27

A lot of Emily Dickinson's poems can be sung to the tune of "Amazing Grace".  There are several other tunes that Emily Dickinson's poems can be sung to.  Such as the theme of Gilligan's Island, Little Town of Bethlehem, and Yellow Rose of Texas. The fact that Amazing Grace can be sung to the tune of Emily Dickinson's poems is extremely significant.  This fact is significant because Emily wanted to save herself and better herself and she used this song as a looking back point.  She wanted to better herself through her poetry and tying her extremely significant poetry into an extremely significant song of the time allows her to connect what she wanted with what she did and achieved.  Amazing Grace is a pivotal song