I died for Beauty -- but was scarce - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - I died for Beauty -- but was scarce

I died for Beauty -- but was scarce
Adjusted in the Tomb
When One who died for Truth, was lain
In an adjoining room --

He questioned softly "Why I failed"?
"For Beauty", I replied --
"And I -- for Truth -- Themself are One --
We Brethren, are", He said --

And so, as Kinsmen, met a Night --
We talked between the Rooms --
Until the Moss had reached our lips --
And covered up -- our names --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 449. I died for Beauty -- but was scarce Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Feb 6 2004 Comment 28 of 28, added on February 27th, 2008 at 6:02 PM. In the second line, the word, "tomb" rhymes with "womb" and I believe this is done purposely. Dickinson wanted to bring together these two words to express that fact that she greatly enjoyed being penetrated rectally. This may very possibly be true. Mallory Smith from Andorra Comment 27 of 28, added on February 21st, 2008 at 12:08 PM. if you like this poem and the imagery you will also enjoy "A Boy and a Girl" by Octavio Paz! Enjoy Jim from United States Comment 26 of 28, added on November 14th, 2007 at 11:05 AM. I believe that when she refers to "bretheren" and "kinsmen" she is referring to truth and beauty, and not to the characters themselves (although, I would argue that they embody beauty and truth respectively). By saying "We bretheren are" she is speaking of the purposes of mardyrdom, and that truth and beauty are synonymous. However, the ultimate message in this poem is that mardyrdom is useless, and fails the mardyr, because eventually the message is lost as the moss "covered up- our names-" Anna More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, I died for Beauty -- but was scarce, has received 28 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: 449. I died for Beauty -- but was scarce Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Jul 4 2008, 4:45PM Poem of the Day: Feb 6 2004 Viewed 14296 times. Added on November 14th, 2007 at 11:05 AM.

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