This World is not Conclusion. - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - This World is not Conclusion.

This World is not Conclusion.
A Species stands beyond --
Invisible, as Music --
But positive, as Sound --
It beckons, and it baffles --
Philosophy -- don't know --
And through a Riddle, at the last --
Sagacity, must go --
To guess it, puzzles scholars --
To gain it, Men have borne
Contempt of Generations
And Crucifixion, shown --
Faith slips -- and laughs, and rallies --
Blushes, if any see --
Plucks at a twig of Evidence --
And asks a Vane, the way --
Much Gesture, from the Pulpit --
Strong Hallelujahs roll --
Narcotics cannot still the Tooth
That nibbles at the soul --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson Art) Poem: 501. This World is not Conclusion. Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Dec 23 2002 Comment 10 of 10, added on December 7th, 2008 at 10:31 PM. I think Dickinson might have been saying that righteousness cannot be obtained in this life. Men desire it, and to stupid things to achieve it; religious leaders advertise that is can be found in a church; but there is always some evil in this world that will taint your soul. Jillian L. from United States Comment 9 of 10, added on March 13th, 2007 at 11:10 PM. I think Emily was trying to show her faith through this poem. If taken in the context of her other poems and what we know about how she was raised- she wasn't trying to point out follies of faith but explain it. "I never saw a moor" explains her belief that she held the belief of her "ticket/ chart" to heaven. It might be nice to believe that such a great mind didn't believe in something that seems so childlike as God but she most likely meant that she didn't think this world is the end. Faith can sometimes be unexplainable and there are things even the "wise" can't explain. Faith has its highs and lows but in the end you can't ignore its presence. Jillian from United States Comment 8 of 10, added on March 19th, 2006 at 8:53 PM. I think that Emily Dickinson was expressing her feelings through faith, science, and death. In her poem "This World Is not Conclusion" I believe she was saying that death is not the end of this world. There is another life after death which I do know there is because God say so. She was also saying after we die there is another generation that comes after us, so really this world never ends it keeps on going and going till the second return of Jesus Christ our Savior who died on the cross for our sins. I especially love this particular poem, for it gives me the true knowledge about death. I learned that dying is not a big deal, because I get to live a new life again with God. I think it is soooo coool!! I am now writing a paper on this poem, so wish me luck. God Bless all of ya'll who commented on this poem:-). Nolitha Brutus from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, This World is not Conclusion., has received 10 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: 501. This World is not Conclusion. Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Mar 15 2010, 3:07AM Poem of the Day: Dec 23 2002 Viewed 25957 times. Added on March 19th, 2006 at 8:53 PM.

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