Nobody knows this little Rose - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - Nobody knows this little Rose

Nobody knows this little Rose --
It might a pilgrim be
Did I not take it from the ways
And lift it up to thee.
Only a Bee will miss it --
Only a Butterfly,
Hastening from far journey --
On its breast to lie --
Only a Bird will wonder --
Only a Breeze will sigh --
Ah Little Rose -- how easy
For such as thee to die!

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Poet: Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson Art) Poem: 35. Nobody knows this little Rose Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Aug 29 2002 Comment 72 of 72, added on May 26th, 2009 at 6:07 AM. This poem is extremely deep. It reflects the circle of life and the way it can just slip away. She used the rose to represent the fragility of our lives and the mysteriousness of it. the End line shows that people with very full lives can often envy those who have nothing to lose. Tara from Australia Comment 71 of 72, added on April 18th, 2009 at 7:41 PM. Having just seen the wonderful performance of Julie Harris as Emily in biographical monolgue The Belle of Amherst, I have no doubt the subject of this poem, the rose, represents Emily herself. The Bee and the butterfly are similes for the members of her fmily, especially her sister lavinia and her brother Austin. The poem reflects Emily's shyness and reclusiveness, and doubts of her self-worth. Ed from United States Comment 70 of 72, added on March 20th, 2009 at 2:35 AM. I am amazed at all of these comments -- I just thought it was really about an isolated rose growing somewhere hidden from view. I thought the "easy to to die" image at the end was simply that she was about to pick it. It is about the fragility of life, but not because of some hugely deep thing -- simply because she was going to pick it. Maybe the rose is a symbol for herself -- growing in an isolated place where very few people noticed her. Maybe she is commenting on her own mortality. But it could still just be about a rose!!! Eliza from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Nobody knows this little Rose, has received 72 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: 35. Nobody knows this little Rose Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: Nov 25 2009, 6:21AM Poem of the Day: Aug 29 2002 Viewed 41821 times. Added on March 20th, 2009 at 2:35 AM.

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