Because I could not stop for Death -- - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - Because I could not stop for Death --

Because I could not stop for Death --
He kindly stopped for me --
The Carriage held but just Ourselves --
And Immortality.

We slowly drove -- He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility --

We passed the School, where Children strove
At Recess -- in the Ring --
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain --
We passed the Setting Sun --

Or rather -- He passed Us --
The Dews drew quivering and chill --
For only Gossamer, my Gown --
My Tippet -- only Tulle --

We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground --
The Roof was scarcely visible --
The Cornice -- in the Ground --

Since then -- 'tis Centuries -- and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses' Heads
Were toward Eternity --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson Art) Poem: 712. Because I could not stop for Death -- Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Nov 10 2002 Comment 85 of 85, added on March 26th, 2009 at 1:59 PM. hiiii. this poems so cool . it makes me apprechiate hannah Caleb from United States Comment 84 of 85, added on February 25th, 2009 at 11:07 AM. The poem does indeed signify death. The speaker is going on a daate in a carriage with death. And there is a chaperone (immortality) The reason for this is because in Emily's time they were required Kalan from United States Comment 83 of 85, added on January 29th, 2009 at 8:00 PM. She wrote good poetry and death was on her mind for those she loved. christian from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Because I could not stop for Death --, has received 85 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: 712. Because I could not stop for Death -- Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Nov 21 2009, 3:19AM Poem of the Day: Nov 10 2002 Viewed 60714 times. Added on January 29th, 2009 at 8:00 PM.

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