When Roses cease to bloom, Sir, - A poem by Emily Dickinson


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Emily Dickinson - When Roses cease to bloom, Sir,

When Roses cease to bloom, Sir,
And Violets are done --
When Bumblebees in solemn flight
Have passed beyond the Sun --
The hand that paused to gather
Upon this Summer's day
Will idle lie -- in Auburn --
Then take my flowers -- pray!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 32. When Roses cease to bloom, Sir, Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Oct 23 2004 Comment 5 of 5, added on November 3rd, 2005 at 8:22 PM. I think this poem represents a life cycle...the roses blooming symbolize a birth...the violets dying are death.. The bumblebees passing beyond the sun seems to be fulfilling ones life, completing a goal. And then eventually comes death; the hands picking the flowers represent death of the flowers...which is death of a life to emilys comparison Cari from United States Comment 4 of 5, added on September 28th, 2005 at 3:47 PM. I believe Emily Dickinson's "Roses Cease to Bloom" is about a death of the capitalized "Sir". Sierra from United States Comment 3 of 5, added on June 13th, 2005 at 4:08 PM. I think Emily has given us the end result to the "Roses are red, violets are blue"...eventually the red roses/blue violets die... In this poem, Emily's praying for God ("When Roses cease to bloom, Sir" Crystal More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, When Roses cease to bloom, Sir,, has received 5 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: 32. When Roses cease to bloom, Sir, Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: May 9 2008, 1:44PM Poem of the Day: Oct 23 2004 Viewed 10384 times. Added on June 13th, 2005 at 4:08 PM.

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