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Poet: Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson Art)
Poem: 135.
Water, is taught by thirst.
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
Poem of the Day:
Feb 13 2002
Comment 35 of 35, added on March 11th, 2009 at 10:18 AM.
I chose to comment this poem because for one this is one of my favorite poems by Emily Dikinson. And for two it shows great anguish and grieve, it makes you feel as though you can feel what she is experiencing at this point in her life. You take a walk in her shoes as she shows the imagery and metaphors to explain the unhappiness in her life. Emily was a very strong women to have written all these hellish poems. I especially enjoy at the end "Birds, by the snow." Showing that she feels alone and left behind as everyone she knew and love were passing. I can relate to this poem deeply, when I first read it I knew right at the dot what she was talking about. "You don't know what you got till it's gone."
B.T.W. All of Emily Dickinson's poems were published in their original format in 1955 so thats probally where the 1955 came from.
Emily Bottomley from United States
Comment 34 of 35, added on March 11th, 2009 at 12:17 AM.
She is showing a comparrison of words and meanings. In a sort of way..
Water is taught by thirst. meaning when you get thirsty you learn that water will quinch or satisfy that yearning of thirst..
Peace.... by it's battles told. Means that one would not thirst for peace if one had not aquired the thirst of the battle... She is compaing Land to ocean as she says they are opposites is what makes them what they are. The same as with the bird and snow...If you do not have snow you do not thirst for the times when the bird sings in spring...
She is describing her feelings of of love by memorial mold... this was probably written when she lost her parents and friends in those years...Because love is gone as they are too in death...As the bird suffers to survive in the snow, she too is alone....feeling so lost and cold....
linda from United States
Comment 33 of 35, added on March 9th, 2009 at 2:34 PM.
This is a very poignant poem,but more than likely written in 1855 and not 1955, as Emily died in 1886.
Brenda from United States
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I chose to comment this poem because for one this is one of my favorite poems by Emily Dikinson. And for two it shows great anguish and grieve, it makes you feel as though you can feel what she is experiencing at this point in her life. You take a walk in her shoes as she shows the imagery and metaphors to explain the unhappiness in her life. Emily was a very strong women to have written all these hellish poems. I especially enjoy at the end "Birds, by the snow." Showing that she feels alone and left behind as everyone she knew and love were passing. I can relate to this poem deeply, when I first read it I knew right at the dot what she was talking about. "You don't know what you got till it's gone."
B.T.W. All of Emily Dickinson's poems were published in their original format in 1955 so thats probally where the 1955 came from.
Emily Bottomley from United States