Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A DEW SUFFICED ITSELF, by EMILY DICKINSON Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: And doom's celerity Subject(s): Life; Dew | ||||||||
A Dew sufficed itself - And satisfied a Leaf And felt "how vast a destiny" - "How trivial is Life!" The Sun went out to work - The Day went out to play And not again that Dew be seen By Physiognomy Whether by Day Abducted Or emptied by the Sun Into the Sea in passing Eternally unknown Attested to this Day That awful Tragedy By Transport's instability And Doom's celerity | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...INSPIRATION by ABBIE FARWELL BROWN WIRKUNG IN DER FERNE by ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH SHE WENT AS QUIET AS THE DEW by EMILY DICKINSON UPON JULIA'S HAIR FILLED WITH DEW by ROBERT HERRICK AD TE DOMINE by LOUISE CHANDLER MOULTON THE CUP OF DEW by JAMES OPPENHEIM |
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