I never lost as much but twice - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - I never lost as much but twice

I never lost as much but twice,
And that was in the sod.
Twice have I stood a beggar
Before the door of God!

Angels -- twice descending
Reimbursed my store --
Burglar! Banker -- Father!
I am poor once more!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson 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 13 of 13, 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 13, 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 Comment 11 of 13, added on February 4th, 2008 at 2:30 PM. I like this kind of poetry but here what is the exact meaning of: the sod And that was in the sod grass land or fellow, chap or ...brat I want to translate it to Arabic but .... my best Hassan from Egypt More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, I never lost as much but twice, has received 13 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Emily Dickinson with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 49. I never lost as much but twice Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Jul 9 2008, 4:52AM Poem of the Day: Nov 2 2004 Viewed 15291 times. Added on February 4th, 2008 at 2:30 PM.

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