My wheel is in the dark! - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - My wheel is in the dark!

My wheel is in the dark!
I cannot see a spoke
Yet know its dripping feet
Go round and round.

My foot is on the Tide!
An unfrequented road --
Yet have all roads
A clearing at the end --

Some have resigned the Loom --
Some in the busy tomb
Find quaint employ --

Some with new -- stately feet --
Pass royal through the gate --
Flinging the problem back
At you and I!

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My wheel is in the dark! - Comments and Information
Poet: Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson Art) Poem: 10. My wheel is in the dark! Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Aug 13 2000 Comment 8 of 8, added on March 10th, 2009 at 11:59 PM. the wheel refers to her mind...as others wheels her feet on the tide... A tide goes out an comes in with the change of the moon.... Some have resigned the loom...meaning some have lost their minds.. some have died...some used their minds to be employed. Other s that she speaks of royal are the ones who make her feel inferior saying the have flung the problem back and you and I ....would man they are so clever minded they are threatening.... this is my opinion of this poor lonely girl...She was truly amazing. linda from United States Comment 7 of 8, added on May 21st, 2008 at 2:04 PM. I think the waggon or whatever carries her, shows that she's carried by life and doesn't know where it will lead her because the wheels are 'in the dark' gabse from Germany Comment 6 of 8, added on December 7th, 2005 at 9:04 PM. I inferred that the wheel is her life that is pulling her along, and she does not know were it is taking her. John from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, My wheel is in the dark!, has received 8 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: 10. My wheel is in the dark! Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Dec 1 2009, 12:32PM Poem of the Day: Aug 13 2000 Viewed 13224 times. Added on December 7th, 2005 at 9:04 PM.

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