How noteless Men, and Pleiads, stand,
Until a sudden sky
Reveals the fact that One is rapt
Forever from the Eye —

Members of the Invisible,
Existing, while we stare,
In Leagueless Opportunity,
O’ertakenless, as the Air —

Why didn’t we detain Them?
The Heavens with a smile,
Sweep by our disappointed Heads
Without a syllable —

Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem How noteless Men, and Pleiads, stand,

1 Comment

  1. frumpo says:

    The invisible world is a beautiful but soundless reality.

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