Could live—did live
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Could live—did live—
Could die—did die—
Could smile upon the whole
Through faith in one he met not,
To introduce his soul.
Could go from scene familiar
To an untraversed spot—
Could contemplate the journey
With unpuzzled heart—
Such trust had one among us,
Among us not today—
We who saw the launching
Never sailed the Bay!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 26, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXABA XBXX XCXC |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 333 |
Words | 59 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 4 |
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