Emily Dickinson Life Poems

1.
"I Want"&Mdash;It Pleaded&Mdash;All Its Life

731

"I want"—it pleaded—All its life—
I want—was chief it said
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2.
A Death Blow Is A Life Blow To Some

816

A Death blow is a Life blow to Some
Who till they died, did not alive become—
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3.
My Life Closed Twice

My life closed twice before its close--
It yet remains to see
If Immortality unveil
A third event to me
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4.
A Still—volcano—life

601

A still—Volcano—Life—
That flickered in the night—
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5.
Tie The Strings To My Life, My Lord,

Tie the strings to my life, my Lord,
Then I am ready to go!
Just a look at the horses --
Rapid! That will do!
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6.
I Felt My Life With Both My Hands

351

I felt my life with both my hands
To see if it was there—
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7.
In This Short Life

That only lasts an hour
How much — how little — is
Within our power
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8.
My Life Had Stood

My life had stood--a Loaded Gun--
In Corners--till a Day
The Owner passed--identified--
And carried Me away--
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9.
A Planted Life&Mdash;Diversified

806

A Planted Life—diversified
With Gold and Silver Pain
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10.
I Have No Life But This

I have no life but this,
To lead it here;
Nor any death, but lest
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11.
Life—is What We Make Of It

698

Life—is what we make of it—
Death—we do not know—
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12.
Each Life Converges To Some Centre

Each life converges to some centre
Expressed or still;
Exists in every human nature
A goal,
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13.
When One Has Given Up One's Life

853

When One has given up One's life
The parting with the rest
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14.
It's Easy To Invent A Life

724

It's easy to invent a Life—
God does it—every Day—
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15.
Love—is Anterior To Life

917

Love—is anterior to Life—
Posterior—to Death—
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16.
The Love A Life Can Show Below

673

The Love a Life can show Below
Is but a filament, I know,
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17.
Although I Put Away His Life

366

Although I put away his life—
An Ornament too grand
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18.
The First Day That I Was A Life

902

The first Day that I was a Life
I recollect it—How still—
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19.
Love&Mdash;Is Anterior To Life

917

Love—is anterior to Life—
Posterior—to Death—
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20.
This Chasm, Sweet, Upon My Life

858

This Chasm, Sweet, upon my life
I mention it to you,
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21.
One Life Of So Much Consequence!

270

One Life of so much Consequence!
Yet I—for it—would pay—
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22.
I Cautious, Scanned My Little Life

178

I cautious, scanned my little life—
I winnowed what would fade
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23.
More Life—went Out—when He Went

422

More Life—went out—when He went
Than Ordinary Breath—
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24.
He Gave Away His Life

567

He gave away his Life—
To Us—Gigantic Sum—
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25.
There Is A Languor Of The Life

396

There is a Languor of the Life
More imminent than Pain—
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26.
I Want—it Pleaded—all Its Life—

"I want"—it pleaded—All its life—
I want—was chief it said
When Skill entreated it—the last—
And when so newly dead—
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27.
He Put The Belt Around My Life

273

He put the Belt around my life
I heard the Buckle snap—
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