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I died for Beauty — but was scarce

I died for Beauty — but was scarce
Adjusted in the Tomb
When One who died for Truth, was lain
In an adjoining room —

He questioned softly "Why I failed"?
"For Beauty", I replied —
"And I — for Truth — Themself are One —
We Brethren, are", He said —

And so, as Kinsmen, met a Night —
We talked between the Rooms —
Until the Moss had reached our lips —
And covered up — our names —

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  • May 14
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    hey

    From guest jalee (contact)
    emily was a good writer she was really good at poetry and i was sad when i found out that she died she was a good person and sometimes stressed out but other than that she was awsome to other people. she is really pretty to she helped out people that was even in the same job she was that was a good person. i wish she would of lived. Love her still.

  • kvwriter
    February 1, 2004
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    I love Emily! I hope you read, "Alabaster Heart," which is my tribute to this incredible poet! Thank you for sharing this with us! Can't get enough of Emily. What a sad life she lived. Can't imagine! Yet, I believe she's up there smiling down on us, because we share her legacy. This is wonderful!--Kel

  • Hoosierpoet
    February 1, 2004
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    Emily has always been one of my favorite poets, as her poems usually take a surprising twist at the end. I tried my hand at writing in her style with my poem "Old Man Winter" but I'm afraid I will never quite match her wit. If I'm not mistaken, she is another one of those great writers whose brilliance wasn't recognized until after she passed on - what a pity. It just goes to show that the critics don't always know everything.

    Hoosier Writer & Poet
    Moses L. Hochstetler

  • K Renee
    February 1, 2004
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    This is, I think, my favorite poem. Not just of Emily Dickinson's, but of all the poems I've ever read. Whether she was agreeing with Keats or making fun of him, I don't care. On this poem, you can look at it as a cynic or a true believer that Beauty is Truth. I personally think that what she's trying to say is that Truth is not always beautiful, because Death is Truth, and it's not beautiful. Anyway, I just love this poem - so much that I wrote a story inspired by it.

    -Renee
    Edited on Feb 01, 8:10 p.m. because ''.

  • witchyflyer
    July 18, 2003
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    mmmm.
    a fine piece here, emily.
    This is beautiful... yet has a sad ring to it as well.

    enjoyed.