It would never be Common—more—I said
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
It would never be Common—more—I said—
Difference—had begun—
Many a bitterness—had been—
But that old sort—was done—
Or—if it sometime—showed—as 'twill—
Upon the Downiest—Morn—
Such bliss—had I—for all the years—
'Twould give an Easier—pain—
I'd so much joy—I told it—Red—
Upon my simple Cheek—
I felt it publish—in my Eye—
'Twas needless—any speak—
I walked—as wings—my body bore—
The feet—I former used—
Unnecessary—now to me—
As boots—would be—to Birds—
I put my pleasure all abroad—
I dealth a word of Gold
To every Creature—that I met—
And Dowered—all the World—
When—suddenly—my Riches shrank—
A Goblin—drank my Dew—
My Palaces—dropped tenantless—
Myself—was beggared—too—
I clutched at sounds—
I groped at shapes—
I touched the tops of Films—
I felt the Wilderness roll back
Along my Golden lines—
The Sackcloth—hangs upon the nail—
The Frock I used to wear—
But where my moment of Brocade—
My—drop—of India?
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 29, 2023
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Scheme | ABXB XXCX ADXD XXXX XXXX XECE XXXXX XXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,016 |
Words | 147 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4 |
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