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Emily Dickinson - I have a Bird in spring

I have a Bird in spring
Which for myself doth sing --
The spring decoys.
And as the summer nears --
And as the Rose appears,
Robin is gone.

Yet do I not repine
Knowing that Bird of mine
Though flown --
Learneth beyond the sea
Melody new for me
And will return.

Fast is a safer hand
Held in a truer Land
Are mine --
And though they now depart,
Tell I my doubting heart
They're thine.

In a serener Bright,
In a more golden light
I see
Each little doubt and fear,
Each little discord here
Removed.

Then will I not repine,
Knowing that Bird of mine
Though flown
Shall in a distant tree
Bright melody for me
Return.

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I have a Bird in spring - Comments and Information

Poet: Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson Art)
Poem: 5. I have a Bird in spring
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
Poem of the Day: Jul 30 2000

Comment 15 of 15, added on May 21st, 2008 at 1:23 PM.

hey..
i personally think that the bird represents some kind of never ending circle.. emily dickinson knows the bird has to leave her, but she also knows that he will come back because he has to come back, that's just the way it goes in nature.
and i also think the bird musn't necessarily represent a person/ a thing that went away/ she lost, but could show how deep feelings can be restrained or taken away, but will come back someday.
sry if it sounds a bit crazy^^

gabse from Germany
Comment 14 of 15, added on May 16th, 2008 at 2:48 PM.

i love poems this one was the best i ever heard

brianna from United States
Comment 13 of 15, added on February 12th, 2008 at 10:36 AM.

I really enjoyed this poem; Emily is a great writer!

Megan from United States

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