"Ample make this bed, make this bed with awe...."...?????

Question

Ok..who wrote this and do you recall a film i which it was forthcoming about 20 years ago (academy award winning film btw) ..Ok Streep, Klein....does that help? WHO wrote the poem??????

Answer 1

Emily Dickinson - and the movie was "Sophie's Choice" with Meryl Streep

Ample Make This Bed
Ample make this bed.
Make this bed with awe;
In it wait till judgment break
Excellent and fair.

Be its mattress straight,
Be its pillow round;
Let no sunrise' yellow noise
Interrupt this ground.

-- Emily Dickinson

After reading today's Emily Dickinson (Poem #1328) and reflecting on the
recent "poetry in the movies" thread, I thought of this poem, used to such
great effect in "Sophie's Choice" and especially touching to anyone like me
who's recently lost a loved one.

Dear Spider,

Ah, thank you. Yes, I do have a great brain. I keep it in the freezer out in the garage. By the way, I also have the heart of a small boy - Lordy, could that kid run.

Answer 2

Selected Poems by Emily Dickinson


Ample make this bed.
Make this bed with awe;
In it wait till judgment break
Excellent and fair.

Be its mattress straight,
Be its pillow round;
Let no sunrise' yellow noise
Interrupt this ground.

Answer 3

Tea

Answer 4

john above got it correct - he's got a great brain too