Funny -- to be a Century - A poem by Emily Dickinson


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Emily Dickinson - Funny -- to be a Century

Funny -- to be a Century --
And see the People -- going by --
I -- should die of the Oddity --
But then -- I'm not so staid -- as He --

He keeps His Secrets safely -- very --
Were He to tell -- extremely sorry
This Bashful Globe of Ours would be --
So dainty of Publicity --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 345. Funny -- to be a Century Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Jul 20 2002 Comment 1 of 1, added on April 27th, 2006 at 7:53 AM. I Didn't Really Get It.... It Was Kindof Werid. It Doesn't Really Make Sence! Stacey Hawkins from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Funny -- to be a Century, has received one comment so far. Click here to read it, 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: 345. Funny -- to be a Century Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Jul 21 2008, 5:44PM Poem of the Day: Jul 20 2002 Viewed 9063 times. Added on April 27th, 2006 at 7:53 AM.

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