It did not surprise me
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
It did not surprise me—
So I said—or thought—
She will stir her pinions
And the nest forgot,
Traverse broader forests—
Build in gayer boughs,
Breathe in Ear more modern
God's old fashioned vows—
This was but a Birdling—
What and if it be
One within my bosom
Had departed me?
This was but a story—
What and if indeed
There were just such coffin
In the heart instead?
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 27, 2023
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Scheme | AXBX BBXB XAXA AXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 372 |
Words | 71 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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