They called me to the Window, for

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



They called me to the Window, for
" 'Twas Sunset"—Some one said—
I only saw a Sapphire Farm—
And just a Single Herd—

Of Opal Cattle—feeding far
Upon so vain a Hill—
As even while I looked—dissolved—
Nor Cattle were—nor Soil—

But in their stead—a Sea—displayed—
And Ships—of such a size
As Crew of Mountains—could afford—
And Decks—to seat the skies—

This—too—the Showman rubbed away—
And when I looked again—
Nor Farm—nor Opal Herd—was there—
Nor Mediterranean—

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 19, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX XXXX XAXA XXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 506
Words 79
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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