I dwell in Possibility -- - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - I dwell in Possibility --

I dwell in Possibility --
A fairer House than Prose --
More numerous of Windows --
Superior -- for Doors --

Of Chambers as the Cedars --
Impregnable of Eye --
And for an Everlasting Roof
The Gambrels of the Sky --

Of Visitors -- the fairest --
For Occupation -- This --
The spreading wide of narrow Hands
To gather Paradise --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson Art) Poem: 657. I dwell in Possibility -- Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Nov 21 2002 Comment 10 of 10, added on January 11th, 2010 at 12:32 PM. wow i hate this poem its boring zeoy from United Kingdom Comment 9 of 10, added on December 31st, 2009 at 7:07 PM. Emily Dickinson #657 It might be of interest to some readers and commenters to know that, as was the fashion of period, Ms. Dickinson was what her contemporaries referred to as an "opium eater." I believe this explains, in large part, her isolatory nature and, also, the spiritual content in much of her work. Taking opiates is often a quest for the euphoria and bliss promised by so many religions and their practitioners. Opium does produce feelings of euphoria e.g. to gather paradise, etc. meginiowa from United States Comment 8 of 10, added on December 18th, 2009 at 1:11 PM. i dwell in possibility if you actually believe that emily dickinson was a recluse, simply because that's the only thing you've heard about her, you need to crack a book cuz that is straight ignorant, Trot from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, I dwell in Possibility --, 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: 657. I dwell in Possibility -- Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Feb 9 2010, 3:16PM Poem of the Day: Nov 21 2002 Viewed 16679 times. Added on December 18th, 2009 at 1:11 PM.

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