I had not minded—Walls
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
I had not minded—Walls—
Were Universe—one Rock—
And fr I heard his silver Call
The other side the Block—
I'd tunnel—till my Groove
Pushed sudden thro' to his—
Then my face take her Recompense—
The looking in his Eyes—
But 'tis a single Hair—
A filament—a law—
A Cobweb—wove in Adamant—
A Battlement—of Straw—
A limit like the Veil
Unto the Lady's face—
But every Mesh—a Citadel—
And Dragons—in the Crease—
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 29, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA XXXX XBXB XXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 440 |
Words | 73 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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