If your Nerve, deny you - A poem by Emily Dickinson


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Emily Dickinson - If your Nerve, deny you

If your Nerve, deny you --
Go above your Nerve --
He can lean against the Grave,
If he fear to swerve --

That's a steady posture --
Never any bend
Held of those Brass arms --
Best Giant made --

If your Soul seesaw --
Lift the Flesh door --
The Poltroon wants Oxygen --
Nothing more --

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Added: Jan 9 2004 | Viewed: 6522 times |

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 292. If your Nerve, deny you Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Comment 3 of 3, added on July 6th, 2010 at 10:30 AM. Do not worry. Death is a solid relief. frumpo from United States Comment 2 of 3, added on March 6th, 2006 at 5:32 PM. Shant you'll have more to tally than to cry upon a nigh. Let be know a time has arised where heart is the only savior. It is passion that will one day ruler, let us hope. Niko from Belize Comment 1 of 3, added on December 5th, 2004 at 11:54 AM. With a little help from the dictionary for "poltroon" (a cowardly person), the poem takes flight. Emily's advice is to lean into the grave and open one's throat. If we are lucky, we may have someone (like ED) we can take a breath with when we lose our nerve. Alex Barends from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, If your Nerve, deny you, has received 3 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 292. If your Nerve, deny you Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: 2013-05-20 23:09:40 Viewed 6522 times. Added Jan 9 2004.

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