A House Upon The Height Poem by Emily Dickinson

A House Upon The Height

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A House upon the Height—
That Wagon never reached—
No Dead, were ever carried down—
No Peddler's Cart—approached—

Whose Chimney never smoked—
Whose Windows—Night and Morn—
Caught Sunrise first—and Sunset—last—
Then—held an Empty Pane—

Whose fate—Conjecture knew—
No other neighbor—did—
And what it was—we never lisped—
Because He—never told—

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Khailan Lan 09 May 2008

WOW! ! ! ! ! AWESOME POEMS!

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* Sunprincess * 30 March 2014

......excellent imagery...enjoyed this write...

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* Sunprincess * 29 April 2014

.......a mysterious write...enjoyed..

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Angelina Holmes 04 May 2014

Mysterious indeed. Very thought-provoking.

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Savita Tyagi 09 December 2017

Places that are beyond our reach evoke mysterious emotions and reactions in imagination. Emily Dickinson has portrayed a very vivid reaction to such site. So perfect in few lines.

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Mahtab Bangalee 04 August 2020

the heights - too high - can't reach the head, the hands over the emptiness it stands like the pole line - unshaped dead all beneath the roots of it running - driving - tuning with the stormy winds and then losing - and then disappearing the heights - too high; none can reach but the mind - the imaginative mind - the confident faith - all in one day will be Faded glory

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Deepak Kumar Pattanayak 04 August 2020

This is one of Dickinson's death poems where she told about the stately palace none could be seen coming in and coming out when save the Almighty.......one of the best of all time......10+++

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Dr Antony Theodore 04 August 2020

Whose Chimney never smoked— Whose Windows—Night and Morn— Caught Sunrise first—and Sunset—last— Then—held an Empty Pane— Eery atmosphere.

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Savita Tyagi 04 August 2020

A poem of mystical wonder and spiritual devotion towards the unknown That takes us all on a curious wonder ride.

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Tamara Beryl Latham 04 August 2020

Another gem from Emily. I just love her poetry. : -)

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