There is a word - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - There is a word

There is a word
Which bears a sword
Can pierce an armed man --
It hurls its barbed syllables
And is mute again --
But where it fell
The saved will tell
On patriotic day,
Some epauletted Brother
Gave his breath away.

Wherever runs the breathless sun --
Wherever roams the day --
There is its noiseless onset --
There is its victory!
Behold the keenest marksman!
The most accomplished shot!
Time's sublimest target
Is a soul "forgot!"

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Poet: Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson Art) Poem: 8. There is a word Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Comment 14 of 14, added on April 5th, 2009 at 5:26 AM. the poem does not talk about war, it talks about love, how ever strong or how ever protected you may be love will find you. suman from India Comment 13 of 14, added on April 2nd, 2009 at 8:47 PM. mainly to dominic - Emily Dickinson didn't want her poems published, and none of them had names given by her, they were published after she died without her consent. Since none of her poems were given names they are all referred to by the first line in each poem. Walker from United States Comment 12 of 14, added on March 3rd, 2006 at 11:59 AM. Im doing research on Emily for an assignment, this is the first poem I came about.. And i too think that this is about a victory during the civil war..a victory that will be celebrated by others but the indiviuals who fought and won this victory will be forgotten with time and only those close to the lost lives will remember them. Time will forget the names of those who lost their lives for this country but not the victory... A very good poem, it really means something to me.. I will keep reading her poetry even after im done with my assignment.. She has an interesting way with words.. Crazzylaidbackfunchick from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, There is a word, has received 14 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: 8. There is a word Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Nov 7 2009, 10:56PM Viewed 32320 times. Added on March 3rd, 2006 at 11:59 AM.

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