There is another sky,
Ever serene and fair,
And there is another sunshine,
Though it be darkness there;
Never mind faded forests, Austin,
Never mind silent fields –
Here is a little forest,
Whose leaf is ever green;
Here is a brighter garden,
Where not a frost has been;
In its unfading flowers
I hear the bright bee hum:
Prithee, my brother,
Into my garden come!
There is another sky
Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem There is another sky
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Very well written.Everyone needs a peaceful “garden”
I could cry.This is magnificent.She is my favorite poet in english language.This is pure religion in verses.Like Marina Cvetaeva but softer.
This poem is perfect for a project!!!
I understand Emily wanted to tell her brother that although there is pain in this life, there is also beauty in it as well. She offers her brother insight,by sharing her optimism in the midst of this sometimes mad world, extending him some hope. I pray the same for all of us in this world. That true peace enter our hearts and our mind. focus on the goodness, focus on the beauty within yourselves, we all have a light inside, we just need to silence our minds and reach deep inside. get in touch with our sacred selves. Then all hostility will disappear. It is better to be kind, than it is to be right. Love not war. Love not hate….I dream of world peace…and so I pray. I do not know you and yet I love you still.
I just love those lines “nevermind faded forests Austin,nevermind silent fields” as someone else said this poem provides a high level of comfort and was probably meant to comfort her brother.
It should be noted that, in “The Complete Poems Of Emily Dickinson,” as edited by Thomas H. Johnson, this is the second poem in chronological order. Obviously, it’s not as complex and interesting to dissect as some of her other, later works, but it’s certainly a sweet poem that is especially important in establishing the themes that run throughout the rest of her poetry. There is the concept of platonic relationships (Austin Dickinson was actually her brother) and the importance of males and females interacting on an equal level, something she found especially important as a woman who wanted to be an active member of society but was restricted by societal norms. She deals with this in other poems, ranging from “My Life had stood–a Loaded gun” to “I died for Beauty–but was scarce.”
Biographically, it is also important to establish the connections she had to her family, between her, her brother, and her sister-in-law.
While this may not be a great work of hers, it is certainly an important thing for anyone to read before reading any large amount of her poetry.
I chose Emily Dickenson for my project at school. I would have to read it agian to understand it ,but I feel it is a really good poem. She wrote a lot of Poems!
I chose Emily Dickenson for my project at school. I would have to read it agian to understand it ,but I feel it is a really good poem. She wrote a lot of Poems!
THIS POEM BLOWS LIKE MY EX!!
In her ‘There is another sky”, I like her last four sentences:
In its unfading flowers
I hear the bright bee hum:
Prithee, my brother,
Into my garden come!
She heard the bee voice of humming….. so nice to express her feeling.
This poem is terrible
This Poem Is Beautiful*
Emily’s poem is nice and a little boring, and my friends said that too.
This poem is just amazing and it really seems to reach out to people. I mean just look at how many comments there are on this one poem. But i mean every poem has a great or magnificient poet behind it and this one awesome poem has one really wonderful poet behind it. And of course its Emily Dickenson.
Whitney…
this poem was amazing!!
i’m going to use it for a project!
I really like the poems that emily wrote because they kind of explain life and they dont make you feel so lonly because you realize that you do have somthing in commen with someone else.
Hey this poem is tight yo!!
I gots to tell all of my homies all about it!!
I want to make a shout-out to LUgo!!
ilike this poem.ive used it on my project thank you!!!!1!1!1!111
Hello my name is Emily tellin
Hey we hav the same name
well anyways i am writting you because i LOVE YOUR POEM
♥emily
yeh! poems rule. And this one rules them all