Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson (10 December 1830 – 15 May 1886 / Amherst / Massachusetts)

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Hope Is The Thing With Feathers - Poem by Emily Dickinson

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'Hope' is the thing with feathers—
That perches in the soul—
And sings the tune without the words—
And never stops—at all—

And sweetest—in the Gale—is heard—
And sore must be the storm—
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm—

I've heard it in the chillest land—
And on the strangest Sea—
Yet, never, in Extremity,
It asked a crumb—of Me.

Emily Dickinson

Topic(s) of this poem: hope

Form: Sonnet

Poems by Emily Dickinson : 346 / 1232

Britte Ninad (5/22/2018 4:21:00 AM)

wow loveliest sonnet-

Hope' is the thing with feathers—
That perches in the soul—
And sings the tune without the words—
And never stops—at all—

yeah hope is the next step of living breath (Report) Reply
Brenda breunig (5/12/2018 7:20:00 PM)

Awsome peom l heard (Report) Reply
Narayanan Kutty Pozhath (4/23/2018 10:39:00 PM)

Hope is what carries on. Heart catching lines. Wow. (Report) Reply
Anjan das (4/21/2018 9:37:00 AM)

An absolutely marvelously inspirational poem with a universal message (Report) Reply
Sylvaonyema Uba (4/20/2018 11:26:00 PM)

Hope is the thing with feathers.

Nicely written

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Narayanan Kutty Pozhath (4/20/2018 1:07:00 PM)

Great poem which leaves the hope behind (Report) Reply
me*** (4/11/2018 7:30:00 AM)

really great poem has meaning and strong feelings. (Report) Reply
me*** (4/11/2018 7:29:00 AM)

Really great poems. Has lots of meaning and strong feelings (Report) Reply
Lauren (4/2/2018 1:19:00 PM)

Stop the “and dash“. Just pause and read on. Totally wreaked the poem. Lost all flow. Awful. (Report) Reply
Monika (3/27/2018 5:54:00 PM)

Who knew............................................. (Report) Reply
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Rajnish Manga (3/7/2018 11:11:00 PM)

Howsoever wretched be the circumstances, it is the hope that keeps one moving and trying. I strengthens the resolve as well as motivates. Great piece of lyrical poetry. Does it demand anything in return?
Yet, never, in Extremity,
It asked a crumb—of Me. (Report) Reply
Fran Gilbert (3/7/2018 9:45:00 PM)

We all need hope. A wonderful poem. (Report) Reply
Jayatissa K. Liyanage (3/7/2018 9:05:00 PM)

Where ever the soul is, hope is what keeps it driving. Thanks for the nicely written poem. (Report) Reply
Affiah Odhiambo (3/7/2018 6:56:00 PM)

lovely piece.we; ve got to keep hope alive all day everyday! (Report) Reply
Is It Poetry James Mclain (3/7/2018 6:34:00 PM)

She's talking about herself.. James McLain (Report) Reply
Edward Kofi Louis (3/7/2018 3:06:00 PM)

And never stops! Hope! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us. (Report) Reply
Raynolds Moseamedi (3/7/2018 12:04:00 PM)

nice poem, enjoyed reading it...beautiful writting (Report) Reply
Bipasha D (3/7/2018 9:33:00 AM)

Hope so beautifully defined. This poem is one of my favorites. (Report) Reply
Glen Kappy (3/7/2018 7:39:00 AM)

Much anthologized, I’ve read this poem before. (And E.D. is a favorite poet of mine.) This time I appreciate its extended metaphor, including the last line which has a bit of surprise in it for me. -GK (Report) Reply