We talked as Girls do

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



We talked as Girls do—
Fond, and late—
We speculated fair, on every subject, but the Grave—
Of ours, none affair—

We handled Destinies, as cool—
As we—Disposers—be—
And God, a Quiet Party
To our Authority—

But fondest, dwelt upon Ourself
As we eventual—be—
When Girls to Women, softly raised
We—occupy—Degree—
 
We parted with a contract
To cherish, and to write
But Heaven made both, impossible
Before another night.  

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 28, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX XAAA XAXA XBXB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 438
Words 71
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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