I play at Riches—to appease
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
I play at Riches—to appease
The Clamoring for Gold—
It kept me from a Thief, I think,
For often, overbold
With Want, and Opportunity—
I could have done a Sin
And been Myself that easy Thing
An independent Man—
But often as my lot displays
Too hungry to be borne
I deem Myself what I would be—
And novel Comforting
My Poverty and I derive—
We question if the Man—
Who own—Esteem the Opulence—
As We—Who never Can—
Should ever these exploring Hands
Chance Sovereign on a Mine—
Or in the long—uneven term
To win, become their turn—
How fitter they will be—for Want—
Enlightening so well—
I know not which, Desire, or Grant—
Be wholly beautiful—
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 21, 2023
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Scheme | XAXA BXCD XXBC XDXD XXXX XXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 664 |
Words | 119 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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