Why should I keep holiday,
When other men have none?
Why but because when these are gay,
I sit and mourn alone.
And why when mirth unseals all tongues
Should mine alone be dumb?
Ah! late I spoke to silent throngs,
And now their hour is come.
Compensation
Analysis, meaning and summary of Ralph Waldo Emerson's poem Compensation
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my bad, that was probibly around 1842 that his son died, but dont take my word for it. sry
I know Emerson had many people in his life that have died and I know that had effected his writing, especially the death of his son. His son died some time around 1742 so i was wondering when this and some of Emerson’s other pieces were written to be able to paralel these happenings. If anyone knows, can you post it? thanx
this poem was so wonderful.Ralph Waldo Emerson has so real great skills. Its about time that I got around to reading his poems.Its just so wonderful.
~i give a thanks to the best poem writer