A Wounded Deer -- leaps highest - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - A Wounded Deer -- leaps highest

A Wounded Deer -- leaps highest --
I've heard the Hunter tell --
'Tis but the Ecstasy of death --
And then the Brake is still!

The Smitten Rock that gushes!
The trampled Steel that springs!
A Cheek is always redder
Just where the Hectic stings!

Mirth is the Mail of Anguish
In which it Cautious Arm,
Lest anybody spy the blood
And "you're hurt" exclaim!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 165. A Wounded Deer -- leaps highest Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Comment 3 of 3, added on February 28th, 2006 at 1:12 PM. I've never posted comments before but saying that this poem is nonsense is sacrilegeous! "A wounded deer leaps highest" what a great image to express the leap of a great poet that had felt wounded by the world. (Dickinson to Higgins: "Thanks for the surgery, I am circular / "This is a letter to the world that never wrote to me", etc.). Much more could be said about it but just as food for thought -- for those who take literature and poetry seriously -- think about Lavinia (Titus Andronicus) and think about the proverbial wounded deer withdrawing to die. Think about "deer" and "dear". Cris Smith from Brazil Comment 2 of 3, added on January 24th, 2006 at 4:32 AM. Well, it may seem incoherent, but it still could pass for extremely early (by about 130 years) hell metal! I can easily imagine someone like Exodus, King Diamond or maybe even Demon Burger (Dimmu Borgir) grunting these lyrics over a sludgy backdrop of evil, chugging dropped-D riffs ... then switching to squealing Flying-V solos over a double-bass blast beat in the choruses ... numsane? Mike Detwiler from United States Comment 1 of 3, added on January 4th, 2006 at 2:41 PM. this poem makes no sense at all brian swenson from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, A Wounded Deer -- leaps highest, has received 3 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: 165. A Wounded Deer -- leaps highest Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Jul 25 2008, 6:17AM Viewed 5599 times. Added on January 4th, 2006 at 2:41 PM.

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