I had no time to Hate - A poem by Emily Dickinson


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Emily Dickinson - I had no time to Hate

I had no time to Hate --
Because
The Grave would hinder Me --
And Life was not so
Ample I
Could finish -- Enmity --

Nor had I time to Love --
But since
Some Industry must be --
The little Toil of Love --
I thought
Be large enough for Me --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 478. I had no time to Hate Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Apr 21 2002 Comment 2 of 2, added on February 1st, 2008 at 3:16 PM. I think she's saying life is too short to hate- and that, although life may also seem too short to love, the realitive labor of love is minor compared to the labor of hate and worth the risk. katherine moeller from United States Comment 1 of 2, added on April 28th, 2006 at 6:59 PM. I think what Emily is trying to say is that LIFE itself may sometimes have no room to over power HATEover love. Her direct comparissons with the two leads me to believe that she was very bitter but not concerned with deeply rooted hatred. Jessica Velez from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, I had no time to Hate, 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: 478. I had no time to Hate Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Jul 9 2008, 4:58AM Poem of the Day: Apr 21 2002 Viewed 4184 times. Added on April 28th, 2006 at 6:59 PM.

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