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Emily Dickinson - I never told the buried gold

I never told the buried gold
Upon the hill -- that lies --
I saw the sun -- his plunder done
Crouch low to guard his prize.

He stood as near
As stood you here --
A pace had been between --
Did but a snake bisect the brake
My life had forfeit been.

That was a wondrous booty --
I hope 'twas honest gained.
Those were the fairest ingots
That ever kissed the spade!

Whether to keep the secret --
Whether to reveal --
Whether as I ponder
Kidd will sudden sail --

Could a shrewd advise me
We might e'en divide --
Should a shrewd betray me --
Atropos decide!

Added: on October 17th, 2005 at 12:16 PM | Viewed: 12170 times | Comments and analysis of I never told the buried gold by Emily Dickinson Comments (7)


I never told the buried gold - Comments and Information

Poet: Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson Art)
Poem: 11. I never told the buried gold
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
Poem of the Day: Oct 7 2003

Comment 7 of 7, added on April 22nd, 2006 at 11:42 AM.

i have to do this thing on Emily D. and i like this poem because it expresses how she is keeping a lot of secrets from herself and her own life.


Courtney from United States
Comment 6 of 7, added on March 30th, 2006 at 8:06 AM.

Many poems have many stories, and Dickinson is the main execption to the rule

Jakima Davis from United States
Comment 5 of 7, added on October 17th, 2005 at 12:16 PM.

this poem is like..so cool, I love how she is dead and still has a secret and so many poems, she is sooo hott I want to be just like her when I grow up and die..

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