One Sister have I in our house - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - One Sister have I in our house

One Sister have I in our house,
And one, a hedge away.
There's only one recorded,
But both belong to me.

One came the road that I came --
And wore my last year's gown --
The other, as a bird her nest,
Builded our hearts among.

She did not sing as we did --
It was a different tune --
Herself to her a music
As Bumble bee of June.

Today is far from Childhood --
But up and down the hills
I held her hand the tighter --
Which shortened all the miles --

And still her hum
The years among,
Deceives the Butterfly;
Still in her Eye
The Violets lie
Mouldered this many May.

I spilt the dew --
But took the morn --
I chose this single star
From out the wide night's numbers --
Sue - forevermore!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 14. One Sister have I in our house Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Comment 16 of 16, added on February 22nd, 2008 at 4:15 PM. sisters are cool when they are older sky from United States Comment 15 of 16, added on February 2nd, 2006 at 11:38 PM. The book's called "Open Me Carefully," and it's now widely believed that Emily Dickinson shared a... somewhat sapphic relationship? with Sue Dickinson. While intimate female friendships were often common in the time period in which both women lived, the soaring and often amorous language "Sue - Forevermore!" suggests a relationship closer to lover than to 'friend' or 'sister'. Katie from United States Comment 14 of 16, added on December 25th, 2005 at 8:26 AM. this poem can make me feel ............... because I have a sister in my home. and she is a nice girl ary from Indonesia More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, One Sister have I in our house, has received 16 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: 14. One Sister have I in our house Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: May 12 2008, 11:01AM Viewed 14496 times. Added on December 25th, 2005 at 8:26 AM.

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