“Hope” is the thing with feathers -

The Dickinson Homestead, Amherst MA
Photo by Sharon Vardatira - 7/18/2025

“Hope” is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -

                               ~ Emily Dickinson

I’ve been chasing a photo of The Homestead with just the right cirrus clouds above - delicate, feathered, sky-scrawled wisps that might echo Dickinson’s most beloved metaphor. And today… it finally happened.

Not every sky cooperates, but this one did.

In a time when hope can feel like a fragile thing, it’s comforting to remember how quietly persistent it really is—“and never stops—at all.”