It might be lonelier

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



It might be lonelier
Without the Loneliness—
I'm so accustomed to my Fate—
Perhaps the Other—Peace—

Would interrupt the Dark—
And crowd the little Room—
Too scant—by Cubits—to contain
The Sacrament—of Him—

I am not used to Hope—
It might intrude upon—
Its sweet parade—blaspheme the place—
Ordained to Suffering—

It might be easier
To fail—with Land in Sight—
Than gain—My Blue Peninsula—
To perish—of Delight—

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXX XXXX XXXX ABXB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 445
Words 68
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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