If I should die, - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - If I should die,

If I should die,
And you should live --
And time should gurgle on --
And morn should beam --
And noon should burn --
As it has usual done --
If Birds should build as early
And Bees as bustling go --
One might depart at option
From enterprise below!
'Tis sweet to know that stocks will stand
When we with Daisies lie --
That Commerce will continue --
And Trades as briskly fly --
It makes the parting tranquil
And keeps the soul serene --
That gentlemen so sprightly
Conduct the pleasing scene!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 54. If I should die, Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Comment 18 of 18, added on December 17th, 2007 at 6:21 PM. i really like that this site has the poems in their unedited state,as they should be. this poem is so beautiful, and the fact that many were edited pains me. raye from United States Comment 17 of 18, added on May 6th, 2007 at 3:54 PM. I think this peom is about how even when you die the world will still suffer and know one can change that. You may have died but all your family and friends will suffer till they die then some one else will suffer. you will never be able to stop the world from sufferig. Ashley from United States Comment 16 of 18, added on April 4th, 2006 at 4:06 PM. I think that this is a great poem, but that it isnt about death really at all. that it is about a realtionship she is involved in. it is a very sexual poem...gurgle, burn, bustling, depart at option from enterprise below...get it. I think that she is telling him it is okay to go on and love again after she leaves him, whether that is death or just leaving him Anne from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, If I should die,, has received 18 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: 54. If I should die, Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Jul 25 2008, 12:33AM Viewed 28453 times. Added on April 4th, 2006 at 4:06 PM.

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