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Poems (1890)

Poems (Dickinson)

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(link)	(Prelude)	This is my letter to the world	This is my letter to the World

Life (1890)

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(link)	Success (Dickinson)	Success is counted sweetest	Success is counted sweetest
(link)	Our share of night to bear	Our share of night to bear	Our share of night to bear—
(link)	Rouge et Noir	Soul, wilt thou toss again?	Soul, Wilt thou toss again?
(link)	Rouge gagne	'Tis so much joy! 'Tis so much joy!	'Tis so much joy! 'Tis so much joy!
(link)	Glee! the great storm is over	Glee! the great storm is over!	Glee—The great storm is over—
(link)	If I can stop one heart from breaking	If I can stop one heart from breaking	If I can stop one Heart from breaking
(link)	Almost!	Within my reach!	Within my reach!
(link)	A wounded deer leaps highest	A wounded deer leaps highest	A wounded Deer—leaps highest—
(link)	The heart asks pleasure first	The heart asks pleasure first	The Heart asks Pleasure—first—
(link)	In a Library (Dickinson)	A precious, mouldering pleasure 'tis	A precious—mouldering pleasure—'tis—
(link)	Much madness is divinest sense	Much madness is divinest sense	Much Madness is divinest Sense—
(link)	I asked no other thing	I asked no other thing	I asked no other thing—
(link)	Exclusion	The soul selects her own society	The Soul selects her own Society—
(link)	The Secret (Dickinson)	Some things that fly there be	Some things that fly there be—
(link)	The Lonely House	I know some lonely houses off the road	I know some lonely Houses off the Road
(link)	To fight aloud is very brave	To fight aloud is very brave	To fight aloud, is very brave—
(link)	Dawn (Dickinson)	When night is almost done	When Night is almost done—
(link)	The Book of Martyrs (Dickinson)	Read, sweet, how others strove	Read—Sweet—how others—strove—
(link)	The Mystery of Pain	Pain has an element of blank	Pain—has an Element of Blank—
(link)	I taste a liquor never brewed	I taste a liquor never brewed	I taste a liquor never brewed—
(link)	A Book (Dickinson)	He ate and drank the precious words	He ate and drank the precious Words—
(link)	I had no time to hate, because	I had no time to hate, because	I had no time to Hate—
(link)	Unreturning	'Twas such a little, little boat	'Twas such a little—little boat
(link)	Whether my bark went down at sea	Whether my bark went down at sea	Whether my bark went down at sea—
(link)	Belshazzar had a letter	Belshazzar had a letter	Belshazzar had a Letter—
(link)	The brain within its groove	The brain within its groove	The Brain, within its Groove

Love (1890)

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(link)	Mine	Mine by the right of the white election!	Mine—by the Right of the White Election!
(link)	Bequest	You left me, sweet, two legacies	You left me—Sire—two Legacies—
(link)	Alter? When the hills do	Alter? When the hills do	Alter! When the Hills do—
(link)	Suspense (Dickinson)	Elysium is as far as to	Elysium is as far as to
(link)	Surrender (Dickinson)	Doubt me, my dim companion!	Doubt Me! My Dim Companion!
(link)	If you were coming in the fall	If you were coming in the fall	If you were coming in the Fall
(link)	With a Flower	I hide myself within my flower	I hide myself within my flower
(link)	Proof	That I did always love	That I did always love
(link)	Have you got a brook in your little heart?	Have you got a brook in your little heart	Have you got a Brook in your little heart
(link)	Transplanted	As if some little Arctic flower	As if some little Arctic flower
(link)	The Outlet (Dickinson)	My river runs to thee	My River runs to thee—
(link)	In Vain (Dickinson)	I cannot live with you	I cannot live with You—
(link)	Renunciation (Dickinson)	There came a day at summer's full	There came a Day at Summer's full
(link)	Love's Baptism	I'm ceded, I've stopped being theirs	I'm ceded—I've stopped being Theirs—
(link)	Resurrection (Dickinson)	'Twas a long parting, but the time	'Twas a long Parting—but the time
(link)	Apocalypse (Dickinson)	I'm wife; I've finished that	I'm "wife"—I've finished that—
(link)	The Wife (Dickinson)	She rose to his requirement, dropped	She rose to His Requirement—dropt
(link)	Apotheosis (Dickinson)	Come slowly, Eden!	Come slowly—Eden!

Nature (1890)

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(link)	New feet within my garden go	New feet within my garden go	New feet within my garden go—
(link)	May-Flower	Pink, small, and punctual	Pink—small—and punctual—
(link)	Why? (Dickinson)	The murmur of a bee	The Murmur of a Bee
(link)	Perhaps you'd like to buy a flower	Perhaps you'd like to buy a flower?	Perhaps you'd like to buy a flower
(link)	The pedigree of honey	The pedigree of honey	The pedigree of Honey
(link)	A Service of Song	Some keep the Sabbath going to church	Some keep the Sabbath going to Church—
(link)	The bee is not afraid of me	The bee is not afraid of me	The Bee is not afraid of me
(link)	Summer's Armies	Some rainbow coming from the fair!	Some Rainbow—coming from the Fair!
(link)	The Grass	The grass so little has to do	The Grass so little has to do—
(link)	A little road not made of man	A little road not made of man	A little Road—not made of Man—
(link)	Summer Shower	A drop fell on the apple tree	A Drop Fell on the Apple Tree—
(link)	Psalm of the Day	A something in a summer's day	A something in a summer's Day
(link)	The Sea of Sunset	This is the land the sunset washes	This—is the land—the Sunset washes—
(link)	Purple Clover	There is a flower that bees prefer	There is a flower that Bees prefer—
(link)	The Bee (Dickinson)	Like trains of cars on tracks of plush	Like Trains of Cars on Tracks of Plush
(link)	Presentiment is that long shadow	Presentment is that long shadow on the lawn	Presentiment—is that long Shadow—on the Lawn—
(link)	As children bid the guest good-night	As children bid the guest good-night	As Children bid the Guest "Good Night"
(link)	Angels in the early morning	Angels in the early morning	Angels, in the early morning
(link)	So bashful when I spied her	So bashful when I spied her	So bashful when I spied her!
(link)	Two Worlds (Dickinson)	It makes no difference abroad	It makes no difference abroad—
(link)	The Mountain (Dickinson)	The mountain sat upon the plain	The Mountain sat upon the Plain
(link)	A Day (Dickinson)	I'll tell you how the sun rose	I'll tell you how the Sun rose—
(link)	The butterfly's assumption-gown	The butterfly's assumption-gown	The Butterfly's Assumption Gown
(link)	The Wind (Dickinson)	Of all the sounds despatched abroad	Of all the Sounds despatched abroad
(link)	Death and Life	Apparently with no surprise	Apparently with no surprise
(link)	'Twas later when the summer went	'Twas later when the summer went	'Twas later when the summer went
(link)	Indian Summer (Dickinson)	These are the days when birds come back	These are the days when Birds come back—
(link)	Autumn (Dickinson)	The morns are meeker than they were	The morns are meeker than they were—
(link)	Beclouded	The sky is low, the clouds are mean	The Sky is low—the Clouds are mean
(link)	The Hemlock	I think the hemlock likes to stand	I think the Hemlock likes to stand
(link)	There's a certain slant of light	There’s a certain slant of light	There's a certain Slant of light

Time & Eternity (1890)

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(link)	One dignity delays for all	One dignity delays for all	One dignity delays for all—
(link)	Too Late (Dickinson)	Delayed till she had ceased to know	Delayed till she had ceased to know—
(link)	Astra Castra	Departed to the judgment	Departed—to the Judgment—
(link)	Safe in their alabaster chambers	Safe in their alabaster chambers	Safe in their Alabaster Chambers—
(link)	On this long storm the rainbow rose	On this long storm the rainbow rose	On this long storm the Rainbow rose—
(link)	From the Chrysalis	My cocoon tightens, colors tease	My Cocoon tightens—Colors tease—
(link)	Setting Sail	Exultation is the going	Exultation is the going
(link)	Look back on time with kindly eyes	Look back on time with kindly eyes	Look back on Time, with kindly eyes—
(link)	A train went through a burial gate	A train went through a burial gate	A train went through a burial gate
(link)	I died for beauty, but was scarce	I died for beauty, but was scarce	I died for Beauty—but was scarce
(link)	Troubled about many things	How many times these low feet staggered	How many times these low feet staggered—
(link)	Real	I like a look of agony	I like a look of Agony
(link)	The Funeral (Dickinson)	That short, potential stir	That short—potential stir
(link)	I went to thank her	I went to thank her	I went to thank Her—
(link)	I've seen a dying eye	I've seen a dying eye	I've seen a Dying Eye
(link)	Refuge (Dickinson)	The clouds their backs together laid	The Clouds their Backs together laid
(link)	I never saw a moor	I never saw a moor	I never saw a Moor—
(link)	Playmates	God permits industrious angels	God permits industrious Angels—
(link)	To know just how he suffered	To know just how he suffered would be dear	To know just how He suffered—would be dear—
(link)	The last night that she lived	The last night that she lived	The last Night that She lived
(link)	The First Lesson	Not in this world to see his face	Not in this World to see his face—
(link)	The bustle in a house	The bustle in a house	The Bustle in a House
(link)	I reason, earth is short	I reason, earth is short	I reason, Earth is short—
(link)	Afraid? Of whom am I afraid?	Afraid? Of whom am I afraid?	Afraid! Of whom am I afraid?
(link)	Dying	The sun kept setting, setting still	The Sun kept setting—setting—still
(link)	Two swimmers wrestled on the spar	Two swimmers wrestled on the spar	Two swimmers wrestled on the spar—
(link)	The Chariot	Because I could not stop for Death	Because I could not stop for Death—
(link)	She went as quiet as the dew	She went as quiet as the dew	She went as quiet as the Dew
(link)	Resurgam	At last to be identified!	At last, to be identified!
(link)	Except to heaven, she is nought	Except to heaven, she is nought	Except to Heaven, she is nought
(link)	Death is a dialogue between	Death is a dialogue between	Death is a Dialogue between
(link)	It was too late for man	It was too late for man	It was too late for Man—
(link)	Along the Potomac (Dickinson)	When I was small, a woman died	When I was small, a Woman died—
(link)	The daisy follows soft the Sun	The daisy follows soft the sun	The Daisy follows soft the Sun—
(link)	Emancipation (Dickinson)	No rack can torture me	No Rack can torture me—
(link)	Lost (Dickinson)	I lost a world the other day	I lost a World—the other day!
(link)	If I shouldn't be alive	If I shouldn't be alive	If I shouldn't be alive
(link)	Sleep is supposed to be	Sleep is supposed to be	Sleep is supposed to be
(link)	I shall know why when time is over	I shall know why, when time is over	I shall know why—when Time is over—
(link)	I never lost as much but twice	I never lost as much but twice	I never lost as much but twice

Poems: Second Series (1891)

Poems: Second Series (Dickinson)

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(link)	Renunciation (Dickinson)	There came a day at summer's full	There came a Day at Summer's full
(link)	(Prelude)	My nosegays are for captives	My nosegays are for Captives—

Life (1891)

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(link)	I'm nobody! Who are you?	I'm nobody! Who are you?	I'm Nobody! Who are you?
(link)	I bring an unaccustomed wine	I bring an unaccustomed wine	I bring an unaccustomed wine
(link)	The nearest dream recedes unrealized	The nearest dream recedes, unrealized	The nearest Dream recedes—unrealized—
(link)	We play at paste	We play at paste	We play at Paste—
(link)	I found the phrase to every thought	I found the phrase to every thought	I found the words to every thought
(link)	Hope (Dickinson)	Hope is the thing with feathers	"Hope" is the thing with feathers—
(link)	The White Heat	Dare you see a soul at the white heat?	Dare you see a Soul at the White Heat?
(link)	Triumphant	Who never lost, are unprepared	Who never lost, are unprepared
(link)	The Test (Dickinson)	I can wade grief	I can wade Grief—
(link)	Escape (Dickinson)	I never heard the word "escape"	I never hear the word "escape"
(link)	Compensation (Dickinson)	For each ecstatic instant	For each ecstatic instant
(link)	The Martyrs	Through the straight pass of suffering	Through the strait pass of suffering—
(link)	A Prayer (Dickinson)	I meant to have but modest needs	I meant to have but modest needs—
(link)	The thought beneath so slight a film	The thought beneath so slight a film	The thought beneath so slight a film—
(link)	The soul unto itself	The Soul unto itself	The Soul unto itself
(link)	Surgeons must be very careful	Surgeons must be very careful	Surgeons must be very careful
(link)	The Railway Train	I like to see it lap the miles	I like to see it lap the Miles—
(link)	The Show (Dickinson)	The show is not the show	The Show is not the Show
(link)	Delight becomes pictorial	Delight becomes pictorial	Delight—becomes pictorial—
(link)	A thought went up my mind to-day	A thought went up my mind to-day	A Thought went up my mind today—
(link)	Is Heaven a physician?	Is Heaven a physician?	Is Heaven a Physician?
(link)	The Return (Dickinson)	Though I get home how late, how late!	Tho' I get home how late—how late—
(link)	A poor torn heart, a tattered heart	A poor torn heart, a tattered heart	A poor—torn heart—a tattered heart—
(link)	Too Much	I should have been too glad, I see	I should have been too glad, I see—
(link)	Shipwreck (Dickinson)	It tossed and tossed—	It tossed—and tossed—
(link)	Victory comes late	Victory comes late	Victory comes late—
(link)	Enough (Dickinson)	God gave a loaf to every bird	God gave a Loaf to every Bird—
(link)	Experiment to me	Experiment to me	Experiment to me
(link)	My Country's Wardrobe	My country need not change her gown	My country need not change her gown
(link)	Faith is a fine invention	Faith is a fine invention	"Faith" is a fine invention
(link)	Except the heaven had come so near	Except the heaven had come so near	Except the Heaven had come so near—
(link)	Portraits are to daily faces	Portraits are to daily faces	Portraits are to daily faces
(link)	The Duel (Dickinson)	I took my power in my hand	I took my Power in my Hand—
(link)	A shady friend for torrid days	A shady friend for torrid days	A shady friend—for Torrid days—
(link)	The Goal (Dickinson)	Each life converges to some centre	Each Life Converges to some Centre—
(link)	Sight	Before I got my eye put out	Before I got my eye put out
(link)	Talk with prudence to a beggar	Talk with prudence to a beggar	Talk with prudence to a Beggar
(link)	The Preacher (Dickinson)	He preached upon "breadth" till it argued him narrow	He preached upon "Breadth" till it argued him narrow—
(link)	Good night! which put the candle out?	Good night! which put the candle out?	Good Night! Which put the Candle out?
(link)	When I hoped I feared	When I hoped I feared	When I hoped I feared—
(link)	Deed	A deed knocks first at thought	A Deed knocks first at Thought
(link)	Time's Lesson	Mine enemy is growing old	Mine Enemy is growing old—
(link)	Remorse (Dickinson)	Remorse is memory awake	Remorse—is Memory—awake—
(link)	The Shelter	The body grows outside	The Body grows without—
(link)	Undue significance a starving man attaches	Undue significance a starving man attaches	Undue Significance a starving man attaches
(link)	Heart not so heavy as mine	Heart not so heavy as mine	Heart, not so heavy as mine
(link)	I many times thought peace had come	I many times thought peace had come	I many times thought Peace had come
(link)	Unto my books so good to turn	Unto my books so good to turn	Unto my Books—so good to turn—
(link)	This merit hath the worst	This merit hath the worst	This Merit hath the worst—
(link)	Hunger (Dickinson)	I had been hungry all the years	I had been hungry, all the Years—
(link)	I gained it so	I gained it so	I gained it so—
(link)	To learn to transport by the pain	To learn the transport by the pain	To learn the Transport by the Pain
(link)	Returning (Dickinson)	I years had been from home	I Years had been from Home
(link)	Prayer (Dickinson)	Prayer is the little implement	Prayer is the little implement
(link)	I know that he exists	I know that he exists	I know that He exists
(link)	Melodies Unheard	Musicians wrestle everywhere	Musicians wrestle everywhere—
(link)	Called Back	Just lost when I was saved!	Just lost, when I was saved!

Love (1891)

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(link)	Choice (Dickinson)	Of all the souls that stand create	Of all the Souls that stand create—
(link)	I have no life but this	I have no life but this	I have no Life but this—
(link)	Your riches taught me poverty	Your riches taught me poverty	Your Riches—taught me—Poverty
(link)	The Contract	I gave myself to him	I gave myself to Him—
(link)	The Letter (Dickinson)	Going to him! Happy letter! Tell him	Going to Him! Happy letter!
(link)	The way I read a letter's this	The way I read a letter's this	The Way I read a Letter's—this—
(link)	Wild nights! Wild nights!	Wild nights! Wild nights!	Wild Nights—Wild Nights!
(link)	At Home (Dickinson)	The night was wide, and furnished scant	The Night was wide, and furnished scant
(link)	Possession (Dickinson)	Did the harebell loose her girdle	Did the Harebell loose her girdle
(link)	A charm invests a face	A charm invests a face	A Charm invests a face
(link)	The Lovers (Dickinson)	The rose did caper on her cheek	The Rose did caper on her cheek—
(link)	In lands I never saw, they say	In lands I never saw, they say	In lands I never saw—they say
(link)	The moon is distant from the sea	The moon is distant from the sea	The Moon is distant from the Sea—
(link)	He put the belt around my life	He put the belt around my life	He put the Belt around my life
(link)	The Lost Jewel	I held a jewel in my fingers	I held a Jewel in my fingers—
(link)	What if I say I shall not wait?	What if I say I shall not wait?	What if I say I shall not wait!

Nature (1891)

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(link)	Mother Nature	Nature, the gentlest mother	Nature—the Gentlest Mother is
(link)	Out of the Morning	Will there really be a morning?	Will there really be a "Morning"?
(link)	At half-past three a single bird	At half-past three a single bird	At Half past Three, a single Bird
(link)	Day's Parlor	The day came slow, till five o'clock	The Day came slow—till Five o'clock—
(link)	The Sun's Wooing	The sun just touched the morning	The Sun—just touched the Morning—
(link)	The Robin (Dickinson)	The robin is the one	The Robin is the One
(link)	The Butterfly's Day	From cocoon forth a butterfly	From Cocoon forth a Butterfly
(link)	The Bluebird (Dickinson)	Before you thought of spring	Before you thought of Spring
(link)	April (Dickinson)	An altered look about the hills	An altered look about the hills—
(link)	The Sleeping Flowers	"Whose are the little beds," I asked	Whose are the little beds, I asked
(link)	My Rose	Pigmy seraphs gone astray	Pigmy seraphs—gone astray—
(link)	The Oriole's Secret	To hear an oriole sing	To hear an Oriole sing
(link)	The Oriole	One of the ones that Midas touched	One of the ones that Midas touched
(link)	In Shadow	I dreaded that first robin so	I dreaded that first Robin, so
(link)	The Humming-Bird (Dickinson)	A route of evanescence	A Route of Evanescence
(link)	Secrets (Dickinson)	The skies can't keep their secret!	The Skies can't keep their secret!
(link)	Who robbed the woods?	Who robbed the woods	I robbed the Woods—
(link)	Two Voyagers	Two butterflies went out at noon	Two butterflies went out at Noon—
(link)	By the Sea (Dickinson)	I started early, took my dog	I started Early—Took my Dog—
(link)	Old-Fashioned	Arcturus is his other name	"Arcturus" is his other name—
(link)	A Tempest	An awful tempest mashed the air	An awful Tempest mashed the air—
(link)	The Sea (Dickinson)	An everywhere of silver	An Everywhere of Silver
(link)	In the Garden (Dickinson)	A bird came down the walk	A Bird came down the Walk—
(link)	The Snake	A narrow fellow in the grass	A narrow fellow in the grass
(link)	The Mushroom	The mushroom is the elf of plants	The Mushroom is the Elf of Plants—
(link)	The Storm (Dickinson)	There came a wind like a bugle	There came a Wind like a Bugle—
(link)	The Spider (Dickinson)	A spider sewed at night	A Spider sewed at Night
(link)	I know a place where summer strives	I know a place where summer strives	I know a place where Summer strives
(link)	The one that could repeat the summer day	The one that could repeat the summer day	The One who could repeat the Summer day—
(link)	The Wind's Visit	The wind tapped like a tired man	The Wind—tapped like a tired Man—
(link)	Nature rarer uses yellow	Nature rarer uses yellow	Nature rarer uses Yellow
(link)	Gossip	The leaves, like women, interchange	The Leaves like Women interchange
(link)	Simplicity (Dickinson)	How happy is the little stone	How happy is the little Stone
(link)	Storm (Dickinson)	It sounded as if the streets were running	It sounded as if the Streets were running
(link)	The Rat	The rat is the concisest tenant	The Rat is the concisest Tenant
(link)	Frequently the woods are pink	Frequently the woods are pink	Frequently the woods are pink—
(link)	A Thunder-Storm	The wind began to rock the grass	The Wind begun to knead the Grass—
(link)	With Flowers (Dickinson)	South winds jostle them	South Winds jostle them—
(link)	Sunset (Dickinson)	Where ships of purple gently toss	Where Ships of Purple—gently toss—
(link)	She sweeps with many-colored brooms	She sweeps with many-colored brooms	She sweeps with many-colored Brooms—
(link)	Like mighty footlights burned the red	Like mighty footlights burned the red	Like Mighty Foot Lights—burned the Red
(link)	Problems	Bring me the sunset in a cup	Bring me the sunset in a cup
(link)	The Juggler of Day	Blazing in gold and quenching in purple	Blazing in Gold and quenching in Purple
(link)	My Cricket	Farther in summer than the birds	Further in Summer than the Birds
(link)	As imperceptibly as grief	As imperceptibly as grief	As imperceptibly as Grief
(link)	It can't be summer,—that got through	It can't be summer,—that got through	It can't be "Summer"!
(link)	Summer's Obsequies	The gentian weaves her fringes	The Gentian weaves her fringes—
(link)	Fringed Gentian	God made a little gentian	God made a little Gentian—
(link)	November (Dickinson)	Besides the Autumn poets sing	Besides the Autumn poets sing
(link)	The Snow (Dickinson)	It sifts from leaden sieves	It sifts from Leaden Sieves—
(link)	The Blue Jay	No brigadier throughout the year	No Brigadier throughout the Year

Time & Eternity (1891)

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(link)	Let down the bars, O Death!	Let down the bars, O Death!	Let down the Bars, Oh Death—
(link)	Going to heaven!	Going to heaven!	Going to Heaven!
(link)	At least to pray is left, is left	At least to pray is left, is left	At least—to pray—is left—is left—
(link)	Epitaph (Dickinson)	Step lightly on this narrow spot	Step lightly on this narrow spot—
(link)	Morns like these we parted	Morns like these we parted	Morns like these—we parted—
(link)	A death-blow is a life-blow to some	A death-blow is a life-blow to some	A Death blow is a Life blow to Some
(link)	I read my sentence steadily	I read my sentence steadily	I read my sentence—steadily—
(link)	I have not told my garden yet	I have not told my garden yet	I haven't told my garden yet—
(link)	The Battle-Field	They dropped like flakes, they dropped like stars	They dropped like Flakes—
(link)	The only ghost I ever saw	The only ghost I ever saw	The only Ghost I ever saw
(link)	Some, too fragile for winter winds	Some, too fragile for winter winds	Some, too fragile for winter winds
(link)	As by the dead we love to sit	As by the dead we love to sit	As by the dead we love to sit
(link)	Memorials	Death sets a thing significant	Death sets a Thing significant
(link)	I went to Heaven	I went to heaven	I went to Heaven—
(link)	Their height in heaven comforts not	Their height in heaven comforts not	Their Height in Heaven comforts not—
(link)	There is a shame of nobleness	There is a shame of nobleness	There is a Shame of Nobleness—
(link)	Triumph (Dickinson)	A triumph may be of several kinds	Triumph—may be of several kinds—
(link)	Pompless no life can pass away	Pompless no life can pass away	No Life can pompless pass away—
(link)	I noticed people disappeared	I noticed people disappeared	I noticed People disappeared
(link)	Following	I had no cause to be awake	I had no Cause to be awake—
(link)	If anybody's friend be dead	If anybody's friend be dead	If anybody's friend be dead
(link)	The Journey (Dickinson)	Our journey had advanced	Our journey had advanced—
(link)	A Country Burial	Ample make this bed	Ample make this Bed—
(link)	Going (Dickinson)	On such a night, or such a night	On such a night, or such a night
(link)	Essential oils are wrung	Essential oils are wrung	Essential Oils—are wrung—
(link)	I lived on dread; to those who know	I lived on dread; to those who know	I lived on Dread—
(link)	If I should die	If I should die	If I should die
(link)	At Length	Her final summer was it	Her final Summer was it—
(link)	Ghosts (Dickinson)	One need not be a chamber to be haunted	One need not be a Chamber—to be Haunted—
(link)	Vanished	She died,—this was the way she died	She died—this was the way she died
(link)	Precedence	Wait till the majesty of Death	Wait till the Majesty of Death
(link)	Gone (Dickinson)	Went up a year this evening!	Went up a year this evening!
(link)	Requiem (Dickinson)	Taken from men this morning	Taken from men—this morning—
(link)	What inn is this?	What inn is this	What Inn is this
(link)	It was not death, for I stood up	It was not death, for I stood up	It was not Death, for I stood up
(link)	Till the End	I should not dare to leave my friend	I should not dare to leave my friend
(link)	Void	Great streets of silence led away	Great Streets of silence led away
(link)	A throe upon the features	A throe upon the features	A throe upon the features—
(link)	Saved	Of tribulation these are they	Of Tribulation, these are They
(link)	I think just how my shape will rise	I think just how my shape will rise	I think just how my shape will rise—
(link)	The Forgotten Grave	After a hundred years	After a hundred years
(link)	Lay this laurel on the one	Lay this laurel on the one	Lay this Laurel on the One

Poems: Third Series (1896)

Poems: Third Series

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(link)	(Prelude)

Life (1896)

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(link)	Real Riches		Real Riches
(link)	Superiority to Fate		Superiority to Fate
(link)	Hope		Hope
(link)	Forbidden Fruit (1)		Forbidden Fruit (1)
(link)	Forbidden Fruit (2)		Forbidden Fruit (2)
(link)	A Word		A Word
(link)	To venerate the simple days		To venerate the simple days
(link)	Life's Trades		Life's Trades
(link)	Drowning is not so pitiful		Drowning is not so pitiful
(link)	How still the bells in steeples stand		How still the bells in steeples stand
(link)	If the foolish call them 'flowers'		If the foolish call them 'flowers'
(link)	A Syllable		A Syllable
(link)	Parting		Parting
(link)	Aspiration		Aspiration
(link)	The Inevitable		The Inevitable
(link)	A Book		A Book
(link)	Who has not found the heaven below		Who has not found the heaven below
(link)	A Portrait		A Portrait
(link)	I had a Guinea Golden		I had a Guinea Golden
(link)	Saturday Afternoon		Saturday Afternoon
(link)	Few get enough,—enough is one		Few get enough,—enough is one
(link)	Upon the gallows hung a wretch		Upon the gallows hung a wretch
(link)	The Lost Thought		The Lost Thought
(link)	Reticence		Reticence
(link)	With Flowers		With Flowers
(link)	The farthest thunder that I heard		The farthest thunder that I heard
(link)	On the bleakness of my lot		On the bleakness of my lot
(link)	Contrast		Contrast
(link)	Friends		Friends
(link)	Fire		Fire
(link)	A Man		A Man
(link)	Ventures		Ventures
(link)	Griefs		Griefs
(link)	I have a king who does not speak		I have a king who does not speak
(link)	Disenchantment		Disenchantment
(link)	Lost Faith		Lost Faith
(link)	Lost Joy		Lost Joy
(link)	I worked for chaff, and earning wheat		I worked for chaff, and earning wheat
(link)	Life, and Death, and Giants		Life, and Death, and Giants
(link)	Alpine Glow		Alpine Glow
(link)	Remembrance		Remembrance
(link)	To hang our head ostensibly		To hang our head ostensibly
(link)	The Brain		The Brain
(link)	The bone that has no marrow		The bone that has no marrow
(link)	The Past		The Past
(link)	To help our bleaker parts		To help our bleaker parts
(link)	What soft, cherubic creatures		What soft, cherubic creatures
(link)	Desire		Desire
(link)	Philosophy		Philosophy
(link)	Power		Power
(link)	A modest lot, a fame petite		A modest lot, a fame petite
(link)	Is bliss, then, such abyss		Is bliss, then, such abyss
(link)	Experience		Experience
(link)	Thanksgiving Day		Thanksgiving Day
(link)	Childish Griefs		Childish Griefs

Love (1896)

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(link)	Consecration		Consecration
(link)	Love's Humility		Love's Humility
(link)	Love		Love
(link)	Satisfied		Satisfied
(link)	With a Flower		With a Flower
(link)	Song		Song
(link)	Loyalty		Loyalty
(link)	To lose thee, sweeter than to gain		To lose thee, sweeter than to gain
(link)	Poor little heart!		Poor little heart!
(link)	Forgotten		Forgotten
(link)	I've got an arrow here		I've got an arrow here
(link)	The Master		The Master
(link)	Heart, we will forget him!		Heart, we will forget him!
(link)	Father, I bring thee not myself		Father, I bring thee not myself
(link)	We outgrow love, like other things		We outgrow love, like other things
(link)	Not with a club the heart is broken		Not with a club the heart is broken
(link)	Who?		Who?
(link)	He touched me, so I live to know		He touched me, so I live to know
(link)	Dreams		Dreams
(link)	Numen Lumen		Numen Lumen
(link)	Longing		Longing
(link)	Wedded		Wedded

Nature (1896)

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(link)	Nature's Changes		Nature's Changes
(link)	The Tulip		The Tulip
(link)	A light exists in spring		A light exists in spring
(link)	The Waking Year		The Waking Year
(link)	To March		To March
(link)	March		March
(link)	Dawn		Dawn
(link)	A murmur in the trees to note		A murmur in the trees to note
(link)	Morning is the place for dew		Morning is the place for dew
(link)	To my quick ears the leaves conferred		To my quick ears the leaves conferred
(link)	A Rose		A Rose
(link)	High from the earth I heard a bird		High from the earth I heard a bird
(link)	Cobwebs		Cobwebs
(link)	A Well		A Well
(link)	To make a prairie it takes a clover		To make a prairie it takes a clover
(link)	The Wind		The Wind
(link)	A dew sufficed itself		A dew sufficed itself
(link)	The Woodpecker		The Woodpecker
(link)	A Snake		A Snake
(link)	Could I but ride indefinite		Could I but ride indefinite
(link)	The Moon		The Moon
(link)	The Bat		The Bat
(link)	The Balloon		The Balloon
(link)	Evening		Evening
(link)	Cocoon		Cocoon
(link)	Sunset		Sunset
(link)	Aurora		Aurora
(link)	The Coming of Night		The Coming of Night
(link)	Aftermath		Aftermath

Time & Eternity (1896)

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(link)	This world is not conclusion		This world is not conclusion
(link)	We learn in the retreating		We learn in the retreating
(link)	They say that 'time assuages'		They say that 'time assuages'
(link)	We cover thee, sweet face		We cover thee, sweet face
(link)	Ending		Ending
(link)	The stimulus, beyond the grave		The stimulus, beyond the grave
(link)	Given in marriage unto thee		Given in marriage unto thee
(link)	That such have died enables us		That such have died enables us
(link)	They won't frown always,—some sweet day		They won't frown always,—some sweet day
(link)	Immortality		Immortality
(link)	The distance that the dead have gone		The distance that the dead have gone
(link)	How dare the robins sing		How dare the robins sing
(link)	Death		Death
(link)	Unwarned		Unwarned
(link)	Each that we lose takes part of us		Each that we lose takes part of us
(link)	Not any higher stands the grave		Not any higher stands the grave
(link)	Asleep		Asleep
(link)	The Spirit		The Spirit
(link)	The Monument		The Monument
(link)	Bless God, he went as soldiers		Bless God, he went as soldiers
(link)	Immortal is an ample word		Immortal is an ample word
(link)	Where every bird is bold to go		Where every bird is bold to go
(link)	The grave my little cottage is		The grave my little cottage is
(link)	This was in the white of the year		This was in the white of the year
(link)	Sweet hours have perished here		Sweet hours have perished here
(link)	Me! Come! My dazzled face		Me! Come! My dazzled face
(link)	Invisible		Invisible
(link)	I wish I knew that woman's name		I wish I knew that woman's name
(link)	Trying to Forget		Trying to Forget
(link)	I felt a funeral in my brain		I felt a funeral in my brain
(link)	I meant to find her when I came		I meant to find her when I came
(link)	Waiting		Waiting
(link)	A sickness of this world it most occasions		A sickness of this world it most occasions
(link)	Superfluous were the sun		Superfluous were the sun
(link)	So proud she was to die		So proud she was to die
(link)	Farewell		Farewell
(link)	The dying need but little, dear		The dying need but little, dear
(link)	Dead		Dead
(link)	The soul should always stand ajar		The soul should always stand ajar
(link)	Three weeks passed since I had seen her		Three weeks passed since I had seen her
(link)	I breathed enough to learn the trick		I breathed enough to learn the trick
(link)	I wonder if the sepulchre		I wonder if the sepulchre
(link)	Joy in Death		Joy in Death
(link)	If I may have it when it's dead		If I may have it when it's dead
(link)	Before the ice is in the pools		Before the ice is in the pools
(link)	Dying		Dying
(link)	Adrift! A little boat adrift!		Adrift! A little boat adrift!
(link)	There's been a death in the opposite house		There's been a death in the opposite house
(link)	We never know we go,—when we are going		We never know we go,—when we are going
(link)	The Soul's Storm		The Soul's Storm
(link)	Water is taught by thirst		Water is taught by thirst
(link)	Thirst		Thirst
(link)	A clock stopped—not the mantel's		A clock stopped—not the mantel's
(link)	Charlotte Brontë's Grave		Charlotte Brontë's Grave
(link)	A toad can die of light!		A toad can die of light!
(link)	Far from love the Heavenly Father		Far from love the Heavenly Father
(link)	Sleeping		Sleeping
(link)	Retrospect		Retrospect
(link)	Eternity		Eternity

The Single Hound (1915)

The Single Hound

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(link)	(Poem Dedicatory)		One Sister have I in our house

Part 1 (1915)

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(link)	Adventure most unto itself	(part of) This Consciousness that is aware
(link)	The Soul that hath a Guest		The Soul that hath a Guest
(link)	Except the smaller size, no Lives are round		Except the smaller size
(link)	Fame is a fickle food		Fame is a fickle food
(link)	The right to perish might be thought		The right to perish might be thought
(link)	Peril as a possession		Peril as a Possession
(link)	When Etna basks and purrs		When Etna basks and purrs
(link)	Reverse cannot befall that fine Prosperity		Reverse cannot befall
(link)	To be alive is power		To be alive—is Power—
(link)	Witchcraft has not a pedigree		Witchcraft has not a Pedigree
(link)	Exhilaration is the Breeze		Exhilaration is the Breeze
(link)	No romance sold unto		No Romance sold unto
(link)	If what we could were what we would		If what we could were what we would
(link)	Perception of an Object costs		Perception of an Object costs
(link)	No other can reduce		No other can reduce
(link)	The blunder is to estimate		The blunder is to estimate
(link)	My Wheel is in the dark		My Wheel is in the dark
(link)	There is another Loneliness		There is another Loneliness
(link)	So gay a flower bereaved the mind		So gay a flower bereaved the mind
(link)	Glory is that bright tragic thing		Glory is that bright tragic thing
(link)	The missing All prevented me		The missing All prevented me
(link)	His mind, of man a secret makes		His mind, of man a secret makes
(link)	The suburbs of a secret		The suburbs of a secret
(link)	The difference between despair		The difference between despair
(link)	There is a solitude of space		There is a solitude of space
(link)	The props assist the house		The props assist the house
(link)	The gleam of an heroic act		The gleam of an heroic act
(link)	Of Death the sharpest function		Of Death the sharpest function
(link)	Down Time's quaint stream		Down Time's quaint stream
(link)	I bet with every Wind that blew		I bet with every Wind that blew
(link)	The Future never spoke		The Future never spoke
(link)	Two lengths has every day		Two lengths has every day
(link)	The Soul's superior instants		The Soul's superior instants

Part 2 (1915)

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(link)	Nature is what we see		Nature is what we see
(link)	Ah Teneriffe! Retreating Mountain!		Ah Teneriffe! Retreating Mountain!
(link)	She died at play		She died at play
(link)	"Morning" means "Milking" to the Farmer		"Morning" means "Milking" to the Farmer
(link)	A little madness in the Spring		A little madness in the Spring
(link)	I can't tell you, but you feel it		I can't tell you, but you feel it
(link)	Some Days retired from the rest		Some Days retired from the rest
(link)	Like Men and Women shadows walk		Like Men and Women shadows walk
(link)	The butterfly obtains		The butterfly obtains
(link)	Beauty crowds me till I die		Beauty crowds me till I die
(link)	We spy the Forests and the Hills		We spy the Forests and the Hills
(link)	I never told the buried gold		I never told the buried gold
(link)	The largest fire ever known		The largest fire ever known
(link)	Bloom upon the Mountain, stated		Bloom upon the Mountain, stated
(link)	March is the month of expectation		March is the month of expectation
(link)	The Duties of the Wind are few		The Duties of the Wind are few
(link)	The Winds drew off like hungry dogs		The Winds drew off like hungry dogs
(link)	I think that the root of the Wind is Water		I think that the root of the Wind is Water
(link)	So, from the mould		So, from the mould
(link)	The long sigh of the Frog		The long sigh of the Frog
(link)	A cap of lead across the sky		A cap of lead across the sky
(link)	I send two Sunsets		I send two Sunsets
(link)	Of this is Day composed		Of this is Day composed
(link)	The Hills erect their purple heads		The Hills erect their purple heads
(link)	Lightly stepped a yellow star		Lightly stepped a yellow star
(link)	The Moon upon her fluent route		The Moon upon her fluent route
(link)	Like some old fashioned miracle		Like some old fashioned miracle
(link)	Glowing is her Bonnet		Glowing is her Bonnet
(link)	Forever cherished be the tree		Forever cherished be the tree
(link)	The Ones that disappeared are back		The Ones that disappeared are back
(link)	Those final Creatures,—who they are		Those final Creatures,—who they are
(link)	Summer begins to have the look		Summer begins to have the look
(link)	A prompt, executive Bird is the Jay		A prompt, executive Bird is the Jay
(link)	Like brooms of steel		Like brooms of steel
(link)	These are the days that Reindeer love		These are the days that Reindeer love
(link)	Follow wise Orion		Follow wise Orion
(link)	In Winter, in my room		In Winter, in my room

Part 3 (1915)

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(link)	Not any sunny tone		Not any sunny tone
(link)	For Death,—or rather		For Death,—or rather
(link)	Dropped into the Ether Acre!		Dropped into the Ether Acre!
(link)	This quiet Dust was Gentlemen and Ladies		This quiet Dust was Gentlemen and Ladies
(link)	'Twas comfort in her dying room		'Twas comfort in her dying room
(link)	Too cold is this		Too cold is this
(link)	I watched her face to see which way		I watched her face to see which way
(link)	Today or this noon		Today or this noon
(link)	I see thee better in the dark		I see thee better in the dark
(link)	Low at my problem bending		Low at my problem bending
(link)	If pain for peace prepares		If pain for peace prepares
(link)	I fit for them		I fit for them
(link)	Not one by Heaven defrauded stay		Not one by Heaven defrauded stay
(link)	The feet of people walking home		The feet of people walking home
(link)	We should not mind so small a flower		We should not mind so small a flower
(link)	To the staunch Dust we safe commit thee		To the staunch Dust we safe commit thee
(link)	Her "Last Poems"		Her "Last Poems"
(link)	Immured in Heaven! What a Cell!		Immured in Heaven! What a Cell!
(link)	I'm thinking of that other morn		I'm thinking of that other morn
(link)	The overtakelessness of those		The overtakelessness of those
(link)	The Look of Thee, what is it like		The Look of Thee, what is it like

Part 4 (1915)

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(link)	The Devil, had he fidelity		The Devil, had he fidelity
(link)	Papa above! Regard a Mouse		Papa above! Regard a Mouse
(link)	Not when we know		Not when we know
(link)	Elijah's wagon knew no thill		Elijah's wagon knew no thill
(link)	"Remember me" implored the Thief		"Remember me" implored the Thief
(link)	To this apartment deep		To this apartment deep
(link)	"Sown in dishonor?"		"Sown in dishonor?"
(link)	Who is it seeks my pillow nights?		Who is it seeks my pillow nights?
(link)	His Cheek is his Biographer		His Cheek is his Biographer
(link)	"Heavenly Father," take to thee		"Heavenly Father," take to thee
(link)	The sweets of Pillage can be known		The sweets of Pillage can be known
(link)	A little over Jordan		A little over Jordan
(link)	Dust is the only secret		Dust is the only secret
(link)	Ambition cannot find him		Ambition cannot find him
(link)	Eden is that old fashioned House		Eden is that old fashioned House
(link)	Candor, my tepid Friend		Candor, my tepid Friend
(link)	Speech is a symptom of affection		Speech is a symptom of affection
(link)	Who were "the Father and the Son"		Who were "the Father and the Son"

Part 5 (1915)

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(link)	That Love is all there is		That Love is all there is
(link)	The luxury to apprehend		The luxury to apprehend
(link)	The Sea said "Come" to the Brook		The Sea said "Come" to the Brook
(link)	All I may, if small		All I may, if small
(link)	Love reckons by itself alone		Love reckons by itself alone
(link)	The inundation of the Spring		The inundation of the Spring
(link)	No Autumn's intercepting chill		No Autumn's intercepting chill
(link)	Volcanoes be in Sicily		Volcanoes be in Sicily
(link)	Distance is not the realm of Fox		Distance is not the realm of Fox
(link)	The treason of an accent		The treason of an accent
(link)	How destitute is he		How destitute is he
(link)	Crisis is sweet and, set the Heart		Crisis is sweet and, set the Heart
(link)	To tell the beauty would decrease		To tell the beauty would decrease
(link)	To love thee, year by year		To love thee, year by year
(link)	I showed her heights she never saw		I showed her heights she never saw
(link)	On my volcano grows the grass		On my volcano grows the grass
(link)	If I could tell how glad I was		If I could tell how glad I was
(link)	Her Grace is all she has		Her Grace is all she has
(link)	No matter where the Saints abide		No matter where the Saints abide
(link)	To see her is a picture		To see her is a picture
(link)	So set its sun in thee		So set its sun in thee
(link)	Had this one day not been		Had this one day not been
(link)	That she forgot me was the least		That she forgot me was the least
(link)	The incidents of Love		The incidents of Love
(link)	Just so, Jesus raps—He does not weary		Just so, Jesus raps—He does not weary
(link)	Safe Despair it is that raves		Safe Despair it is that raves
(link)	The Face we choose to miss		The Face we choose to miss
(link)	Of so divine a loss		Of so divine a loss
(link)	The healed Heart shows its shallow scar		The healed Heart shows its shallow scar
(link)	To pile like Thunder to its close		To pile like Thunder to its close
(link)	The Stars are old, that stood for me		The Stars are old, that stood for me
(link)	All circumstances are the frame		All circumstances are the frame
(link)	I did not reach thee		I did not reach thee