All these my banners be

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



All these my banners be.
I sow my pageantry
In May—
It rises train by train—
Then sleeps in state again—
My chancel—all the plain
     Today.

To lose—if one can find again—
To miss—if one shall meet—
The Burglar cannot rob—then—
The Broker cannot cheat.
So build the hillocks gaily
Thou little spade of mine
Leaving nooks for Daisy
And for Columbine—
You and I the secret
Of the Crocus know—
Let us chant it softly—
"There is no more snow!"

To him who keeps an Orchis' heart—
The swamps are pink with June.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 08, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABCDCB DEDEAFAFXGAG XX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 522
Words 97
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 7, 12, 2

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