My nosegays are for Captives - A poem by Emily Dickinson


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Emily Dickinson - My nosegays are for Captives

My nosegays are for Captives --
Dim -- expectant eyes,
Fingers denied the plucking,
Patient till Paradise.

To such, if they should whisper
Of morning and the moor,
They bear no other errand,
And I, no other prayer.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 95. My nosegays are for Captives Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Dec 28 2012 Comment 3 of 3, added on June 15th, 2010 at 6:29 PM. My poetry is for patient sufferers. frumpo from United States Comment 2 of 3, added on March 21st, 2010 at 1:05 AM. United States Perhaps Emily's "Nosegays" are her poems. Bringing thoughts of "morning and the more" to the aged: "dim, long-expectant eyes" & "patient til Paradise," waiting for death. aj knaup from United States Comment 1 of 3, added on December 28th, 2005 at 12:43 PM. It's almost as if she is sympathizing with people who have depression, "the people with dim, long expectant eyes." Also, the archaic definition of errand is a " message that has been entrusted to one." kosta from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, My nosegays are for Captives, 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: 95. My nosegays are for Captives Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: 2013-06-19 06:58:46 Poem of the Day: Dec 28 2012 Viewed 4466 times. Added Jan 9 2004.

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