Precedence (Poem by Emily Dickinson) Precedence By Emily Dickinson Wait till the majesty of Death Invests so mean a brow! Almost a powdered footman Might dare to touch it now! Wait till…
Parting (Poem by Emily Dickinson) Parting By Emily Dickinson My life closed twice before its close; It yet remains to see If Immortality unveil A third event to me, So huge, …
Old-Fashioned (Poem by Emily Dickinson) Old-Fashioned By Emily Dickinson Arcturus is his other name, — I'd rather call him star! It's so unkind of science To go and interfere! I p…
My Rose (Poem by Emily Dickinson) My Rose By Emily Dickinson Pigmy seraphs gone astray, Velvet people from Vevay, Belles from some lost summer day, Bees' exclusive coterie. Paris…
Asleep (Poem by Emily Dickinson) Asleep By Emily Dickinson As far from pity as complaint, As cool to speech as stone, As numb to revelation As if my trade were bone. As far …
Problems (Poem by Emily Dickinson) Problems By Emily Dickinson Bring me the sunset in a cup, Reckon the morning's flagons up, And say how many dew; Tell me how far the morning…
Forgotten (Poem by Emily Dickinson) Forgotten By Emily Dickinson There is a word Which bears a sword Can pierce an armed man. It hurls its barbed syllables, — At once is m…
Unwarned (Poem by Emily Dickinson) Unwarned By Emily Dickinson 'T is sunrise, little maid, hast thou No station in the day? 'T was not thy wont to hinder so, — Retrie…
Ventures (Poem by Emily Dickinson) Ventures By Emily Dickinson Finite to fail, but infinite to venture. For the one ship that struts the shore Many's the gallant, overwhelmed …
A Rose (Poem by Emily Dickinson) A Rose By Emily Dickinson A sepal, petal, and a thorn Upon a common summer's morn, A flash of dew, a bee or two, A breeze A caper in the tre…
Satisfied (Poem by Emily Dickinson) Satisfied By Emily Dickinson One blessing had I, than the rest So larger to my eyes That I stopped gauging, satisfied, For this enchanted si…