Ourselves were wed one summer—dear
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Ourselves were wed one summer—dear—
Your Vision—was in June—
And when Your little Lifetime failed,
I wearied—too—of mine—
And overtaken in the Dark—
Where You had put me down—
By Some one carrying a Light—
I—too—received the Sign.
'Tis true—Our Futures different lay—
Your Cottage—faced the sun—
While Oceans—and the North must be—
On every side of mine
'Tis true, Your Garden led the Bloom,
For mine—in Frosts—was sown—
And yet, one Summer, we were Queens—
But You—were crowned in June—
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 15, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXB XXXB XXXB XXXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 528 |
Words | 83 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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