I had been hungry, all the Years -- - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - I had been hungry, all the Years --

I had been hungry, all the Years --
My Noon had Come -- to dine --
I trembling drew the Table near --
And touched the Curious Wine --

'Twas this on Tables I had seen --
When turning, hungry, Home
I looked in Windows, for the Wealth
I could not hope -- for Mine --

I did not know the ample Bread --
'Twas so unlike the Crumb
The Birds and I, had often shared
In Nature's -- Dining Room --

The Plenty hurt me -- 'twas so new --
Myself felt ill -- and odd --
As Berry -- of a Mountain Bush --
Transplanted -- to a Road --

Nor was I hungry -- so I found
That Hunger -- was a way
Of Persons outside Windows --
The Entering -- takes away --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 579. I had been hungry, all the Years -- Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Jul 21 2003 Comment 7 of 7, added on February 11th, 2012 at 6:26 PM. qPQHYwXxCvWamNPWEeU RZJJZH Yeah� I read and I understand that I do not understand anything what it is about:DD cheap oem software from India Comment 6 of 7, added on November 23rd, 2011 at 10:10 AM. BGIewRYGoBjf And I thought I was the sensible one. Thanks for setnitg me straight. Matei from Switzerland Comment 5 of 7, added on May 4th, 2011 at 9:33 AM. Please, people. She is talking about spiritual hunger. The ample bread, the curious wine are Christ metaphors. Once she was in the natural world, longing for spiritual fulfillment. When she attains it, everything is different for her, and it is obviously overwhelming. And her perspective changes. Kerry 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 been hungry, all the Years --, has received 7 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 579. I had been hungry, all the Years -- Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: 2013-05-20 16:26:19 Poem of the Day: Jul 21 2003 Viewed 15316 times. Added Jan 9 2004.

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