If recollecting were forgetting, - A poem by Emily Dickinson


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Emily Dickinson - If recollecting were forgetting,

If recollecting were forgetting,
Then I remember not.
And if forgetting, recollecting,
How near I had forgot.
And if to miss, were merry,
And to mourn, were gay,
How very blithe the fingers
That gathered this, Today!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 33. If recollecting were forgetting, Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Comment 2 of 2, added on May 20th, 2005 at 12:22 AM. Emily here talks about the loss of a beloved one she mourns his death/loss but she understands sadness cant complement happiness but somewhere she wishes if she could be happy with the depressing life of hers. wish I could be too dhiyaa from India Comment 1 of 2, added on March 21st, 2005 at 10:11 PM. In this poem it seems that as much as Emily would like to forget the loss of a loved one instead of continually recalling the event which grieves her so, she can not. She has received news of the death of one who was close and she wishes that the mourning process could be a happy one and realizes that it is quite the opposite. Jeremy from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, If recollecting were forgetting,, has received 2 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: 33. If recollecting were forgetting, Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: May 14 2008, 1:56PM Viewed 6169 times. Added on March 21st, 2005 at 10:11 PM.

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