A fuzzy fellow, without feet, - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - A fuzzy fellow, without feet,

A fuzzy fellow, without feet,
Yet doth exceeding run!
Of velvet, is his Countenance,
And his Complexion, dun!

Sometime, he dwelleth in the grass!
Sometime, upon a bough,
From which he doth descend in plush
Upon the Passer-by!

All this in summer.
But when winds alarm the Forest Folk,
He taketh Damask Residence --
And struts in sewing silk!

Then, finer than a Lady,
Emerges in the spring!
A Feather on each shoulder!
You'd scarce recognize him!

By Men, yclept Caterpillar!
By me! But who am I,
To tell the pretty secret
Of the Butterfly!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson Art) Poem: 173. A fuzzy fellow, without feet, Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Comment 4 of 4, added on December 16th, 2009 at 1:02 AM. Thank you so much for putting this poem up. It is so beautiful and just made my day! Oh its just a dandy poem indeed, with so many secret meanings and such delightful imagery, it makes me want to jump out of my seat and go catch one of them butterflies for myself :) NEWMANNNNNNNNNNN Newman from United States Comment 3 of 4, added on June 21st, 2005 at 11:29 AM. The poem is about a butterfly...unless you decided to take it a different way Jemma from United States Comment 2 of 4, added on January 9th, 2005 at 8:15 PM. It is not talking about a fuzzy man with no feet...it is describing a butterfly! This poem is also not a waste of time! Max from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, A fuzzy fellow, without feet,, has received 4 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: 173. A fuzzy fellow, without feet, Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Feb 9 2010, 4:21PM Viewed 5512 times. Added on January 9th, 2005 at 8:15 PM.

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