Her smile was shaped like other smiles —
The Dimples ran along —
And still it hurt you, as some Bird
Did hoist herself, to sing,
Then recollect a Ball, she got —
And hold upon the Twig,
Convulsive, while the Music broke —
Like Beads — among the Bog —
Her smile was shaped like other smiles —
Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem Her smile was shaped like other smiles —
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