A drop fell on the apple tree
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
A drop fell on the apple tree
Another on the roof;
A half a dozen kissed the eaves,
And made the gables laugh.
A few went out to help the brook,
That went to help the sea.
Myself conjectured, Were they pearls,
What necklaces could be!
The dust replaced in hoisted roa
The birds jocoser sung;
The sunshine threw his hat away,
The orchards spangles hung.
The breezes brought dejected
And bathed them in the glee;
The East put out a single flag,
And signed the fete away.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 10, 2023
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| Scheme | AXXX XAXA XBCB XAXC |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 461 |
| Words | 90 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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