You'll find—it when you try to die

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



You'll find—it when you try to die—
The Easier to let go—
For recollecting such as went—
You could not spare—you know.

And though their places somewhat filled—
As did their Marble names
With Moss—they never grew so full—
You chose the newer names—

And when this World—sets further back—
As Dying—say it does—
The former love—distincter grows—
And supersedes the fresh—

And Thought of them—so fair invites—
It looks too tawdry Grace
To stay behind—with just the Toys
We bought—to ease their place—

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB XXXX XCXC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 531
Words 86
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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