Before the ice is in the pools —
Before the skaters go,
Or any check at nightfall
Is tarnished by the snow —
Before the fields have finished,
Before the Christmas tree,
Wonder upon wonder
Will arrive to me!
What we touch the hems of
On a summer’s day —
What is only walking
Just a bridge away —
That which sings so — speaks so —
When there’s no one here —
Will the frock I wept in
Answer me to wear?
This poem probably refers to the season before winter, which is fall.
This is a ok poem i dont really get it. i dont really get most of her poems. but if i did understand them i bet there good poems.
This is a ok poem i dont really get it. i dont really get most of her poems. but if i did understand them i bet there good poems.
alot of emily dickensons poems are dramatic and sad, but if you hum the gilligans theme song while you read it it seems alot more cheerful
The rhythm of the poem touches me. It reminds me of a verse from an old folk song called Little Bessie. The lines go like this:
Just before the lamps were lighted,
Just before the children came,
When the room was very quiet
I heard someone call my name.