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Superfluous were the Sun

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)

Superfluous were the Sun
When Excellence be dead
He were superfluous every Day
For every Day be said

That syllable whose Faith
Just saves it from Despair
And whose "I'll meet You" hesitates
If Love inquire "Where"?

Upon His dateless Fame
Our Periods may lie
As Stars that drop anonymous
From an abundant sky.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB XCXC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 305
Words 56
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
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