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Poet: Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson Art)
Poem: 49.
I never lost as much but twice
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
Poem of the Day:
Nov 2 2004
Comment 14 of 14, added on March 8th, 2009 at 12:34 PM.
The sod is the meaning of dirt I also believe..This could have been written later on in her life as she was angered of the lost of maybe a parent and or grandparent.. He financial situation is oobvious changed with the death of whoever it was. She is now worried of her financil matters as she states of the burglar,banker, and father, in which she feels dependent on..Possibly she lost much financially when who ever it was died...She was a lonley woman...Maybe in later life she lost her home or it was taken by bank. She refers to banker as burglar....as if he stole something she believed to be hers....Sad poem..
linda from United States
Comment 13 of 14, added on February 22nd, 2008 at 12:50 AM.
Hassan: Emily uses "sod" in the sense of "soil" or "dirt." In this context, the sod is part of the burial of the dead (she "lost" them in the ground where they were buried).
James from United Kingdom
Comment 12 of 14, added on February 13th, 2008 at 1:43 AM.
In my point of view,through this poem,the poet wants to illustrate a certain state of human mind.When we face some adverse situation,(I am poor once again)we remember the past sorrows but prominet ones.And finally,like always,we have to surrender to the supreme power.But,though we know that the ultimate destination is God,sometime we show attitude of momentary irreverence towards God.
Mon from Bangladesh
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The sod is the meaning of dirt I also believe..This could have been written later on in her life as she was angered of the lost of maybe a parent and or grandparent.. He financial situation is oobvious changed with the death of whoever it was. She is now worried of her financil matters as she states of the burglar,banker, and father, in which she feels dependent on..Possibly she lost much financially when who ever it was died...She was a lonley woman...Maybe in later life she lost her home or it was taken by bank. She refers to banker as burglar....as if he stole something she believed to be hers....Sad poem..
linda from United States