I felt a Funeral, in my Brain, - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,

I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,
And Mourners to and fro
Kept treading -- treading -- till it seemed
That Sense was breaking through --

And when they all were seated,
A Service, like a Drum --
Kept beating -- beating -- till I thought
My Mind was going numb --

And then I heard them lift a Box
And creak across my Soul
With those same Boots of Lead, again,
Then Space -- began to toll,

As all the Heavens were a Bell,
And Being, but an Ear,
And I, and Silence, some strange Race
Wrecked, solitary, here --

And then a Plank in Reason, broke,
And I dropped down, and down --
And hit a World, at every plunge,
And Finished knowing -- then --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 280. I felt a Funeral, in my Brain, Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Jan 24 2001 Comment 18 of 18, added on June 23rd, 2008 at 2:10 PM. i can't really figure out what this poem is talking about. i kinda have a feeling that she is dead in this poem???? natalie from United States Comment 17 of 18, added on March 29th, 2008 at 6:24 PM. this poem fills me with fright; whatever its theme is: madness, death, pain, it is pervaded by a gothic sense and is chilling to read. probably i identify with the speaker in this poem but it renders a psychic state so dramatically that it becomes chilling! imen Comment 16 of 18, added on April 28th, 2006 at 9:18 AM. I am going to teach this poem next week and reading it proves to be an endless experience of renewed pleasure, awe, and confusion (too much certainty kills individuality and freedom of interpretation) I myself write poetry and admire Dickinson's boldness isis More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,, has received 18 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: 280. I felt a Funeral, in my Brain, Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Jul 9 2008, 5:09AM Poem of the Day: Jan 24 2001 Viewed 20738 times. Added on April 28th, 2006 at 9:18 AM.

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