Emily Dickinson Poems

• 251.   To Die—takes Just A Little While
  To dieâ??takes just a little whileâ??
  They say it doesn't hurtâ?? It's only fainterâ??by degreesâ??
  
• 252.   I Shall Know Why—when Time Is Over
  193
  I shall know whyâ??when Time is overâ??
  
• 253.   There Is A June When Corn Is Cut
  930
  There is a June when Corn is cut
  
• 254.   I Held A Jewel In My Fingers
  I held a Jewel in my fingersâ??
  And went to sleepâ?? The day was warm, and winds were prosyâ??
  
• 255.   Tell All The Truth
  Tell all the truth but tell it slant,
  Success in circuit lies, Too bright for our infirm delight
  
• 256.   The Malay—took The Pearl
  452
  The Malayâ??took the Pearlâ??
  
• 257.   Ah, Moon—and Star!
  240
  Ah, Moonâ??and Star!
  
• 258.   Death Is Potential To That Man
  548
  Death is potential to that Man
  
• 259.   The Sun Kept Stooping—stooping
  152
  The Sun kept stoopingâ??stoopingâ??low!
  
• 260.   Are Friends Delight Or Pain
  Are Friends Delight or Pain?
  Could Bounty but remain Riches were good -
  
• 261.   The Admirations—and Contempts—of Time
  906
  The Admirationsâ??and Contemptsâ??of timeâ??
  
• 262.   I'll Clutch—and Clutch
  427
  I'll clutchâ??and clutchâ??
  
• 263.   Spring Is The Period
  844
  Spring is the Period
  
• 264.   'twas The Old—road—through Pain
  344
  'Twas the oldâ??roadâ??through painâ??
  
• 265.   Our Lives Are Swiss
  Our lives are Swiss --
  So still -- so Cool -- Till some odd afternoon
  
• 266.   As If The Sea Should Part
  695
  As if the Sea should part
  
• 267.   Only God—detect The Sorrow
  626
  Only Godâ??detect the Sorrowâ??
  
• 268.   God Permit Industrious Angels
  God permit industrious angels
  Afternoons to play. I met one, -- forgot my school-mates,
  
• 269.   If What We Could—were What We Would
  407
  If What we could—were what we would—
  
• 270.   Least Rivers—docile To Some Sea
  212
  Least Riversâ??docile to some sea.
  
• 271.   We Thirst At First—'tis Nature's Act
  726
  We thirst at firstâ??'tis Nature's Actâ??
  
• 272.   Size Circumscribes—it Has No Room
  641
  Size circumscribesâ??it has no room
  
• 273.   I Haven't Told My Garden Yet
  50
  I haven't told my garden yet—
  
• 274.   It Always Felt To Me—a Wrong
  597
  It always felt to meâ??a wrong
  
• 275.   The Sea Said 'come' To The Brook
  The Sea said 'Come' to the Brook -
  The Brook said 'Let me grow' - The Sea said 'Then you will be a Sea -
  
• 276.   Sleep Is Supposed To Be
  13
  Sleep is supposed to be
  
• 277.   The Bustle In A House
  The bustle in a house
  The morning after death Is solemnest of industries
  
• 278.   Presentiment Is That Long Shadow On The Lawn
  Presentiment is that long shadow on the lawn
  Indicative that suns go down; The notice to the startled grass
  
• 279.   Much Madness Is Divinest Sense
  Much Madness is divinest Sense -
  To a discerning Eye - Much Sense - the starkest Madness -
  
• 280.   At Least—to Pray—is Left—is Left
  502
  At leastâ??to prayâ??is leftâ??is leftâ??
  
• 281.   He Found My Being—set It Up
  603
  He found my Beingâ??set it upâ??
  
• 282.   She Staked Her Feathers—gained An Arc
  798
  She staked her Feathersâ??Gained an Arcâ??
  
• 283.   Heavenly Father
  'Heavenly Father' - take to thee
  The supreme iniquity Fashioned by thy candid Hand
  
• 284.   Not Probable—the Barest Chance
  346
  Not probableâ??The barest Chanceâ??
  
• 285.   Best Gains—must Have The Losses' Test
  684
  Best Gainsâ??must have the Losses' Testâ??
  
• 286.   It Dropped So Low -- In My Regard --
  It dropped so low -- in my Regard --
  I heard it hit the Ground -- And go to pieces on the Stones
  
• 287.   Her Breast Is Fit For Pearls
  84
  Her breast is fit for pearls,
  
• 288.   To Make One's Toilette—after Death
  485
  To make One's Toilette—after Death
  
• 289.   Me Prove It Now—whoever Doubt
  537
  Me prove it nowâ??Whoever doubt
  
• 290.   A Death Blow Is A Life Blow To Some
  816
  A Death blow is a Life blow to Some
  
• 291.   I Sometimes Drop It, For A Quick
  708
  I sometimes drop it, for a Quick—
  
• 292.   The Birds Begun At Four O'clock
  783
  The Birds begun at Four o'clock—
  
• 293.   A Doubt If It Be Us
  859
  A doubt if it be Us
  
• 294.   Midsummer, Was It, When They Died
  962
  Midsummer, was it, when They died—
  
• 295.   A Murmur In The Trees—to Note
  416
  A Murmur in the Trees—to note—
  
• 296.   They Shut Me Up In Prose
  They shut me up in Prose --
  As when a little Girl They put me in the Closet --
  
• 297.   I Felt A Funeral, In My Brain (280)
  I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,
  And Mourners to and fro Kept treading--treading--till it seemed
  
• 298.   From The Chrysalis
  My cocoon tightens, colors tease,
  I'm feeling for the air; A dim capacity for wings
  
• 299.   My Faith Is Larger Than The Hills
  766
  My Faith is larger than the Hills—
  
• 300.   Fame Is A Bee
  1763
  Fame is a bee.