I taste a liquor never brewed - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - I taste a liquor never brewed

I taste a liquor never brewed --
From Tankards scooped in Pearl --
Not all the Vats upon the Rhine
Yield such an Alcohol!

Inebriate of Air -- am I --
And Debauchee of Dew --
Reeling -- thro endless summer days --
From inns of Molten Blue --

When "Landlords" turn the drunken Bee
Out of the Foxglove's door --
When Butterflies -- renounce their "drams" --
I shall but drink the more!

Till Seraphs swing their snowy Hats --
And Saints -- to windows run --
To see the little Tippler
Leaning against the -- Sun --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson Art) Poem: 214. I taste a liquor never brewed Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Nov 27 2005 Comment 17 of 17, added on October 23rd, 2007 at 5:09 PM. tankard- mug, glass, stein scooped- decorated vats- storage of vine rhine- river in germany known for vineyards inebriate- drunkard debauchee-hedonist reeling- stumbling landlord- bartender Foxglove- both flower and pub. bees drink nectar our of flower butterflies get too drunk off of shots angels and saints leave thier posts in heaven to see the person become such a fool tippler - drinker, shots etc. johnny from Bulgaria Comment 16 of 17, added on February 23rd, 2006 at 5:30 PM. The poem reminds me, from afar, of a poem written by Paul Celan and published in his collection 'Mohn und Gedächtnis' (1953): "An den langen Tischen der Zeit / zechen die Krüge Gottes.... Sie trinken, was einer gebraut / der nicht ich war, noch du, noch ein dritter / Sie trinken eine Leeres und Letztes." Aryllyra from Switzerland Comment 15 of 17, added on February 19th, 2006 at 9:29 PM. I can almost smell it kyle from Canada More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, I taste a liquor never brewed, has received 17 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: 214. I taste a liquor never brewed Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Dec 19 2009, 1:12AM Poem of the Day: Nov 27 2005 Viewed 20555 times. Added on February 19th, 2006 at 9:29 PM.

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