Awake ye muses nine, sing me a strain divine (Emily Dickinson Poems)
1Awake ye muses nine, sing me a strain divine,Unwind the solemn twine, and tie my Valentine!Oh the Earth was made ...
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Sic transit gloria mundi (Emily Dickinson Poems)
3"Sic transit gloria mundi," "How doth the busy bee,""Dum vivimus vivamus," I stay mine enemy!Oh "veni, vidi, vici!" Oh caput ...
I cannot live with You (Emily Dickinson Poems)
I cannot live with You —It would be Life —And Life is over there —Behind the ShelfThe Sexton keeps the ...
The Wind begun to knead the Grass (Emily Dickinson Poems)
The Wind begun to knead the Grass-As Women do a Dough-He flung a Hand full at the Plain-A Hand full ...
One Year ago-jots what? (Emily Dickinson Poems)
296One Year ago-jots what?God-spell the word! I-can't-Was't Grace? Not that-Was't Glory? That-will do-Spell slower-Glory-Such Anniversary shall be-Sometimes-not often-in Eternity-When farther ...
Your Riches – taugh (Emily Dickinson Poems)
299Your Riches - taught me - Poverty.Myself - a MillionaireIn little Wealths, as Girls could boastTill broad as Buenos Ayre ...
Safe in their alabaster chambers, (Emily Dickinson Poems)
Safe in their alabaster chambers,Untouched by morning and untouched by noon,Sleep the meek members of the resurrection,Rafter of satin, and ...
I tie my Hat – I crease my Shawl (Emily Dickinson Poems)
443I tie my Hat - I crease my Shawl -Life's little duties do - precisely -As the very leastWere infinite ...
Arcturus (Emily Dickinson Poems)
Arcturus is his other name -I'd rather call him "Star."It's very mean of ScienceTo go and interfere!I slew a worm ...
A Prison gets to be a friend (Emily Dickinson Poems)
652A Prison gets to be a friend -Between its Ponderous faceAnd Ours - a Kinsmanship express -And in its narrow ...
If I may have it, when it’s dead (Emily Dickinson Poems)
577If I may have it, when it's dead,I'll be contented-so-If just as soon as Breath is outIt shall belong to ...
Better – than Music! For I – who heard it (Emily Dickinson Poems)
503Better - than Music! For I - who heard it -I was used - to the Birds - before -This ...
It would never be Common-more- (Emily Dickinson Poems)
430It would never be Common-more-I said-Difference-had begun-Many a bitterness-had been-But that old sort-was done-Or-if it sometime-showed-as 'twill-Upon the Downiest-Morn-Such bliss-had ...
My first well Day – since many ill (Emily Dickinson Poems)
574My first well Day - since many ill -I asked to go abroad,And take the Sunshine in my hands,And see ...
Promise This-When You be Dying (Emily Dickinson Poems)
648Promise This-When You be Dying-Some shall summon Me-Mine belong Your latest Sighing-Mine-to Belt Your Eye-Not with Coins-though they be MintedFrom ...
Again – his voice is at the door (Emily Dickinson Poems)
663Again - his voice is at the door -I feel the old Degree -I hear him ask the servantFor such ...
The Purple Clover (Emily Dickinson Poems)
There is a flower that Bees prefer-And Butterflies-desire-To gain the Purple DemocratThe Humming Bird-aspire-And Whatsoever Insect pass-A Honey bear awayProportioned ...
I dreaded that first Robin, so (Emily Dickinson Poems)
348I dreaded that first Robin, so,But He is mastered, now,I'm accustomed to Him grown,He hurts a little, though-I thought If ...
A precious Mouldering (Emily Dickinson Poems)
A precious - mouldering pleasure - 'tis -To meet an Antique Book -In just the Dress his Century wore -A ...
You’ll know Her – by Her Foot (Emily Dickinson Poems)
634You'll know Her - by Her Foot -The smallest Gamboge HandWith Fingers - where the Toes should be -Would more ...
My Life had stood—a Loaded Gun (Emily Dickinson Poems)
754My Life had stood—a Loaded Gun—In Corners—till a DayThe Owner passed—identified—And carried Me away—And now We roam in Sovereign Woods—And ...
A Tongue – to tell Him I am true! (Emily Dickinson Poems)
400A Tongue - to tell Him I am true!Its fee - to be of Gold -Had Nature - in Her ...
I learned-at least-what Home could be (Emily Dickinson Poems)
944I learned-at least-what Home could be-How ignorant I had beenOf pretty ways of Covenant-How awkward at the HymnRound our new ...
‘Twas just this time, last year, I died (Emily Dickinson Poems)
445'Twas just this time, last year, I died.I know I heard the Corn,When I was carried by the Farms -It ...
I think to Live-may be a Bliss (Emily Dickinson Poems)
646I think to Live-may be a BlissTo those who dare to try-Beyond my limit to conceive-My lip-to testify-I think the ...
The Trees like Tassels-hit- (Emily Dickinson Poems)
606The Trees like Tassels-hit-and swung-There seemed to rise a TuneFrom Miniature CreaturesAccompanying the Sun-Far Psalteries of Summer-Enamoring the EarThey never ...
To know just how He suffered-wou (Emily Dickinson Poems)
622To know just how He suffered-would be dear-To know if any Human eyes were nearTo whom He could entrust His ...
The Soul has Bandaged moments (Emily Dickinson Poems)
512The Soul has Bandaged moments-When too appalled to stir-She feels some ghastly Fright come upAnd stop to look at her-Salute ...
I cried at Pity-not at Pain (Emily Dickinson Poems)
588I cried at Pity-not at Pain-I heard a Woman say"Poor Child"-and something in her voiceConvicted me-of me-So long I fainted, ...
Unto like Story-Troubl (Emily Dickinson Poems)
295Unto like Story-Trouble has enticed me-How Kinsmen fell-Brothers and Sister-who preferred the Glory-And their young willBent to the Scaffold, or ...