Of Course -- I prayed - A poem by Emily Dickinson


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Emily Dickinson - Of Course -- I prayed

Of Course -- I prayed --
And did God Care?
He cared as much as on the Air
A Bird -- had stamped her foot --
And cried "Give Me" --
My Reason -- Life --
I had not had -- but for Yourself --
'Twere better Charity
To leave me in the Atom's Tomb --
Merry, and Nought, and gay, and numb --
Than this smart Misery.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 376. Of Course -- I prayed Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Comment 2 of 2, added on June 2nd, 2011 at 12:35 PM. It were better for me never to have been born, than for God to bring me into this miserable world and not care about me. frumpo from United States Comment 1 of 2, added on March 20th, 2005 at 9:04 PM. There are moments when we realize that we are truly weak--only strong enough to handle the safe and familiar, too fragile to add one more piece to the puzzle, to take one more step forward. The reality of our lives is so harsh that we sometimes wish we were one step back, still ignorant. But were we to take a step back, or even just stagnate, we would lose the beauty and power of learning from reality. We step forward, the best of us afraid. Rachel Carr - Indiana Wesleyan University from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Of Course -- I prayed, has received 2 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 376. Of Course -- I prayed Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: 2013-05-17 21:39:59 Viewed 7386 times. Added Jan 9 2004.

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