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Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Away from Home are some and I—

Away from Home are some and I—

821

Away from Home are some and I—
An Emigrant to be
In a Metropolis of Homes
Is easy, pos…

193
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Autumn-overlooked my Knitting

Autumn-overlooked my Knitting

748

Autumn-overlooked my KnittingDyes-
said He-have I-
Could disparage a Flamingo-
Show Me the…

384
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

At last, to be identified!

At last, to be identified!

174

At last, to be identified!
At last, the lamps upon thy side
The rest of Life to see!

245
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

As the Starved Maelstrom laps the Navies

As the Starved Maelstrom laps the Navies

872

As the Starved Maelstrom laps the Navies
As the Vulture teased
Forces the Broods in …

262
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

As imperceptibly as Grief

As imperceptibly as Grief

1540

As imperceptibly as Grief
The Summer lapsed away-
Too imperceptible at last
To seem like Pe…

256
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

As plan for Noon and plan for Night

As plan for Noon and plan for Night

960

As plan for Noon and plan for Night
So differ Life and Death
In positive Prospective-

200
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

As Frost is best conceived

As Frost is best conceived

951

As Frost is best conceived
By force of its Result-
Affliction is inferred
By subsequent eff…

274
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

As if some little Arctic flower

As if some little Arctic flower

180

As if some little Arctic flower
Upon the polar hem-
Went wandering down the Latitudes

259
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

As Everywhere of Silver

As Everywhere of Silver

884

As Everywhere of Silver
With Ropes of Sand
To keep it from effacing
The Track called Land.

256
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

As by the dead we love to sit

As by the dead we love to sit

88

As by the dead we love to sit,
Become so wondrous dear-
As for the lost we grapple
Tho' a…

401
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Apology for Her

Apology for Her

852

Apology for Her
Be rendered by the Bee-
Herself, without a Parliament
Apology for Me.

329
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Arcturus

Arcturus


"Arcturus" is his other name—
I'd rather call him "Star."
It's very mean of Science
To go and interfere!

553
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

An ignorance a Sunset

An ignorance a Sunset

552

An ignorance a Sunset
Confer upon the Eye-
Of Territory-ColorCircumference-
Decay-

265
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Angels, in the early morning

Angels, in the early morning

94

Angels, in the early morning
May be seen the Dews among,
Stooping-plucking-smiling-flying-

263
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

An awful Tempest mashed the air

An awful Tempest mashed the air

198

An awful Tempest mashed the air-
The clouds were gaunt, and few-
A Black-as of a Spectre's Cloa…

290
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

An everywhere of silver

An everywhere of silver

An everywhere of silver,
With ropes of sand
To keep it from effacing
The track called land.

308
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Ample make this bed.

Ample make this bed.

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


379
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Always Mine!

Always Mine!

839

Always Mine!
No more Vacation!
Term of Light this Day begun!
Failless as the fair rotation
Of th…

418
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Alter! When the Hills do

Alter! When the Hills do

729

Alter! When the Hills do-
Falter! When the Sun
Question if His Glory
Be the Perfect One-

251
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

All these my banners be

All these my banners be

22

All these my banners be.
I sow my pageantry
In May-
It rises train by train-
Then sleeps…

348
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

All overgrown by cunning moss

All overgrown by cunning moss

148

All overgrown by cunning moss,
All interspersed with weed,
The little cage of "Currer Bell"

270
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

All forgot for recollecting

All forgot for recollecting

966

All forgot for recollecting
Just a paltry One-
All forsook, for just a Stranger's
New Acco…

368
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

All but Death, can be Adjusted

All but Death, can be Adjusted

749

All but Death, can be Adjusted-
Dynasties repairedSystems-
settled in their SocketsCitadels-

272
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Ah, Moon—and Star!

Ah, Moon—and Star!

240

Ah, Moon—and Star!
You are very far—
But were no one
Farther than you—
Do you think I'd st…

225