Except to Heaven, she is nought
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Except to Heaven, she is nought.
Except for Angels—lone.
Except to some wide-wandering Bee
A flower superfluous blown.
Except for winds—provincial.
Except by Butterflies
Unnoticed as a single dew
That on the Acre lies.
The smallest Housewife in the grass,
Yet take her from the Lawn
And somebody has lost the face
That made Existence—Home!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 17, 2023
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| Scheme | ABXB XCAC XXXX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 342 |
| Words | 57 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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