Her Sweet turn to leave the Homestead

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



Her Sweet turn to leave the Homestead
Came the Darker Way—
Carriages—Be Sure—and Guests—too—
But for Holiday

'Tis more pitiful Endeavor
Than did Loaded Sea
O'er the Curls attempt to caper
It had cast away—

Never Bride had such Assembling—
Never kinsmen kneeled
To salute so fair a Forehead—
Garland be indeed—

Fitter Feet—of Her before us—
Than whatever Brow
Art of Snow—or Trick of Lily
Possibly bestow

Of Her Father—Whoso ask Her—
He shall seek as high
As the Palm—that serve the Desert—
To obtain the Sky—

Distance—be Her only Motion—
If 'tis Nay—or Yes—
Acquiescence—or Demurral—
Whosoever guess—

He—must pass the Crystal Angle
That obscure Her face—
He—must have achieved in person
Equal Paradise—

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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126

Quick analysis:

Scheme ABXB CDCB XAAX XXDX CEXE FGHG HXFX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 739
Words 118
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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