Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality.
We slowly drove, he knew no haste,
And I had put away
My labor, and my leisure too,
For his civility.
We passed the school where children played,
Their lessons scarcely done;
We passed the fields of gazing grain,
We passed the setting sun.
We paused before a house that seemed
A swelling of the ground;
The roof was scarcely visible,
The cornice but a mound.
Since then ‘t is centuries; but each
Feels shorter than the day
I first surmised the horses’ heads
Were toward eternity.
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it should be noted that this is the edited version, not Dicken’s original
why are u writting others’ poetry and not your own, i dont know your blog but this is what i have seen.Sorry if that makes u feel angry and sorry 4 my english. bye!
i really llike your words in it..it has imagery..i’m a writer too and i like the way your words connected to what you mean..its realy good and deep
The poems and the pics are really great. Why don’t you post some of your own poems here too? I can see that you like poems and something tells me that you write too. I’d like to see yours too. I’m really curious.
It would presumptuous, to say the least, for someone to be posting the world’s best poetry and then to slip their own poems in as well.
We never stop but it stops us in all ways and manner.
Cool poem!!!! 🙂
Emily writes from her experiences.This one however amazes me,the content is great for someone whose works were known posthumously.
If you ever want to see a reader’s feedback 🙂 , I rate this post for 4/5. Decent info, but I have to go to that damn yahoo to find the missed parts. Thanks, anyway!
Great choice of poetry. akary is probably right go ahead and publish some of your own. Doesn’t have to be great, just convey feeling, emotion, or you, etc. you may want to do that on another blog site though if you want to keep the theme of this site the same.
My deeepst appreciation to Robert and to all of you for the extraordinary experience that was the April PAD Challenge. Your creativity, your comments, and your company has elevated my own writing experience to a new level. I am very grateful to each of you for your generosity in allowing me to be a small part of this GREAT (in every sense of that word) adventure. May your own writing journeys take you exactly where you need to go, and may we continue to read one another’s work along the way.Blessings, AutumnCome (what) MayA poet will returnto her quiet cornerher solitary existenceher singular museto figure it outon her ownbut she will feel less afraidless alonefor now, when she listensshe can hear the humof a thousand murmuring wordswhissssssssssssperingwrite write write write writewrite write write write writeand she willfor she’ll knowthat all of youare out therewriting still(the words "write" should diminish in size in the first line and increase in the second, font-wise; maybe between now and November, I’ll figure out how to do that here!)
Heyy i was wondering about the pic image code
i lyk it 😀
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this is an awesome poem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love this poem. Dickinson is one of the best. Don’t be afraid to post your own work – If you want to check out a poetry blog with new poems written every day, check out my anonymous poetry blog:
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Pretty nice site you’ve got here. Thanks for it. I like such topics and everything that is connected to this matter. I would like to read a bit more on that blog soon.
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thank you this is great this is what i will draw thank you it will go on the wall
This is a stunningly simply poem by Dickinson, so tightly drawn.
I’m a keen editor of my own poetry (you can watch me edit at my website, click on my name) and this is a fine poem to learn editing from.
so awesome. thanks for the post
my favorite dickinson poem, great graogic to go with it, thanks.
sorry it should have read;
my favorite Dickinson poem.
great graphic to go with it.
thanks.
Beautiful poem from Dickinson. Thank you for sharing.
Cool, I like these kinds of existential poems
I wish this kind of language still worked today, because some reader already find it boring.
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Yes, fantastic poem. Love Emily Dickinson.
Hi there
I just love that poem, it really touches the heart. And the picture was really nice. Do you know what artist that you brought it from?
Sincerely
Johanna
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dear friend i am reading your whole blog this blog is adorable
i can`t stop commenting on your posts
keep it up
this blog is full with a nice written poems , i just wants to say special thanks to admin of the blog ,
thanks for sharing
I’ve always liked anything that takes an anthropomorphic view of ‘Death’ don’t know why, thats why I love the character Death in Family Guy.
😀
Psychotic wife murdering poem.
Wild and young.
At first it was fun
wild and young
and the days go by
the arguments begun
first the shouting
next the doubting
third the hitting
and then the counting
days got longer
as the hitting got stronger
blood started to leak
she started to weep
I’m opposed a threat
to people around
to them I upset
they cry on the ground
she annoys me more
when she gives people them looks
so when we get home
there’s a recipe to cook
I cut her up
season her with herbs
cook her good
and feed her to the birds.
By Shayne Wallace
I’ve always loved this poem. It is so profound!
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Nice poetry. Lots of people live life like there is death doesn’t exist and done lots of bad deeds but death is the biggest reality of life.
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