And this of all my Hopes

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



And this of all my Hopes
This, is the silent end
Bountiful colored, my Morning rose
Early and sere, its end

Never Bud from a Stem
Stepped with so gay a Foot
Never a Worm so confident
Bored at so brave a Root

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Words 45
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

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