When Night is almost done - A poem by Emily Dickinson


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Emily Dickinson - When Night is almost done

When Night is almost done --
And Sunrise grows so near
That we can touch the Spaces --
It's time to smooth the Hair --

And get the Dimples ready --
And wonder we could care
For that old -- faded Midnight --
That frightened -- but an Hour --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 347. When Night is almost done Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Dec 26 2001 Comment 2 of 2, added on March 3rd, 2007 at 6:06 AM. it's a poem about facing death and how life, though terrifying, only lasts about an hour. ea Comment 1 of 2, added on March 3rd, 2007 at 4:59 AM. can someone help me please! i was told this poem was ratyer complicated! (what a joke!!!) and also that it was cyclical thanks to the idea of night and day, the eternity of this. ther's also the odea of fear of death. dickinson tells us in a way that we have to get ready to face the day which is coming so as to forget the anguish and fears night brings.the final dash allows us to go back to the beginning of the poem. the sunrise embodies the idea of renewal and regeneration and is opposed to "midnight". that is all i have about this! (sorry for my english i'm french:-s) so please can someone help me to understand thios and to tell me if what i told was good or totally stupid and useless. thanks a lot. greemlins from France More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, When Night is almost done, has received 2 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: 347. When Night is almost done Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Jul 19 2008, 4:13PM Poem of the Day: Dec 26 2001 Viewed 3073 times. Added on March 3rd, 2007 at 4:59 AM.

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