'Arcturus' Is His Other Name Poem by Emily Dickinson
'Arcturus' Is His Other Name
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'Arcturus' is his other name—
I'd rather call him 'Star.'
It's very mean of Science
To go and interfere!
I slew a worm the other day—
A 'Savant' passing by
Murmured 'Resurgam'—'Centipede'!
'Oh Lord—how frail are we'!
I pull a flower from the woods—
A monster with a glass
Computes the stamens in a breath—
And has her in a 'class'!
Whereas I took the Butterfly
Aforetime in my hat—
He sits erect in 'Cabinets'—
The Clover bells forgot.
What once was 'Heaven'
Is 'Zenith' now—
Where I proposed to go
When Time's brief masquerade was done
Is mapped and charted too.
What if the poles should frisk about
And stand upon their heads!
I hope I'm ready for 'the worst'—
Whatever prank betides!
Perhaps the 'Kingdom of Heaven's' changed—
I hope the 'Children' there Won't be 'new fashioned' when I come—
And laugh at me—and stare—
I hope the Father in the skies
Will lift his little girl—
Old fashioned—naught—everything—
Over the stile of 'Pearl.'
And I think that she was not totally convinced about an existence of god! Zenith gave this away! But still was hedging her bets as science cannot disprove nor prove it!
I don't think this is one of her better poems, simply because you don't have to work very much to understand it. Images and metaphors are obvious,
In the battle between - carrying on the tradition of Religion and the existence of God and embracing Agnostic theology as scientific discoveries, which in her thoughts failed neither to prove nor disprove his existence. I could've swore this poem was written yesterday, what an amazing piece. Pardon my modest comment I am just an infant to poetry
I see this a a timeless piece, that could have been written today. Pearl means pearly gates? She has studied gods good earth and oh the life she has sacrificed to understand it. She is not old fashioned but inquisitive. Kids of our age are often too wrapped up in technology to notice or care for it! This his how this has stood as timeless for me!
5 Stars. TOP Marks! And to MyFavourites. CONGRATS to the family of the late poetess being chosen as The Classic Poem by Poem Hunter and Team
THREE: The poem also touches on the idea of change and how scientific advancements can alter our perception of the world. Dickinson laments the loss of a more mystical and personal connection to nature, replaced by scientific classification and analysis.
TWO: the world with a more innocent, childlike wonder. She expresses a preference for the simplicity and beauty of nature over the analytical and often cold perspective of science.
This poem explores themes of science versus nature, innocence versus knowledge, and the passage of time.Dickinson contrasts the scientific approach to understanding
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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She is wrong about Heaven being charted. If Heaven is anywhere it is beyond science to chart. If science is at odds with religion where does it come from - the Devil? Is discovery God's work or Satan's. I think the last two verses are a bit twee.