Sleep is supposed to be - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - Sleep is supposed to be

Sleep is supposed to be
By souls of sanity
The shutting of the eye.

Sleep is the station grand
Down which, on either hand
The hosts of witness stand!

Morn is supposed to be
By people of degree
The breaking of the Day.

Morning has not occurred!

That shall Aurora be --
East of Eternity --
One with the banner gay --
One in the red array --
That is the break of Day!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson Art) Poem: 13. Sleep is supposed to be Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Jul 7 2004 Comment 12 of 12, added on January 26th, 2010 at 5:01 PM. I think that this poem tell that many people don't think about things which may be fascinated and beutiful - they think that the sleep is shutting the eyes - but it is more Tamara from Poland Comment 11 of 12, added on October 27th, 2009 at 5:59 PM. The poet conveys her idea of immortality more divinely and eloquently than all but the most inspired Christian minister. Her description of the coming day of reckoning is exquisite and compared as a breathtaking heavenly sunrise for some or stormy red clouds of doom for others. Timothy from United Kingdom Comment 10 of 12, added on November 9th, 2007 at 12:47 PM. this poem is great i think it shows how much we need our sleep, so when we wake we are as refreshed as we're supposed to be... i agree with many this is a great poem as well with her other poems as well. lena from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Sleep is supposed to be, has received 12 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: 13. Sleep is supposed to be Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Mar 22 2010, 8:18AM Poem of the Day: Jul 7 2004 Viewed 23184 times. Added on November 9th, 2007 at 12:47 PM.

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