If I should cease to bring a Rose - A poem by Emily Dickinson


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Emily Dickinson - If I should cease to bring a Rose

If I should cease to bring a Rose
Upon a festal day,
'Twill be because beyond the Rose
I have been called away --

If I should cease to take the names
My buds commemorate --
'Twill be because Death's finger
Claps my murmuring lip!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 56. If I should cease to bring a Rose Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Comment 3 of 3, added on January 3rd, 2012 at 7:19 AM. HcPxyWlBIllTsIsU Perfect answer! That rlealy gets to the heart of it! Sonny from Cuba Comment 2 of 3, added on November 26th, 2007 at 10:11 AM. This is a beautiful poem. I think it is diffrent than most poems and that Emily is brave. That is why she is my favorite poet. Megan carter from United States Comment 1 of 3, added on April 15th, 2005 at 9:23 AM. I REALLY THINK THAT I CAN REALTE TO MANY POEMS SHE WRITES. ITS REALLY COOL HOW SHE BASES HER POEMS ABOUT ROSES. THATS WHY THEY CALLED HER THE WHITE ROSE. Madee 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 cease to bring a Rose, has received 3 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 56. If I should cease to bring a Rose Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: 2013-05-17 21:12:28 Viewed 7661 times. Added Jan 9 2004.

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