Because I could not stop for Death-
He kindly stopped for me-
The Carriage held but just Ourselves-
And Immortality.
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I can almost imagine she was writing about herself so that whoever reads this poem now feels her closer [almost sitting next to me].
One of my favorites. Emily, in my opinion, was the best female poet of the time. :
amazing poem..........................................
This poem was the poem that inspired me to write my first poem I was thirty five years old I owe her everything, she lit the flame, that shone the light Allan James Saywell
I have a vision to write like this, only if god would bless me enough
Like whenever I have read this poem in the past, as now, I feel goosebumps. It has a chilling gothic style to it. One feels like they're already part of the Immortalised dead where scenes of life preceding death are like distant dreams. I feel like someone's walked over my grave whenever I read this poem!
...............wow this is a very imaginative and creative write....would love to see this as a movie at the theatre...
An absolutely beautiful poem. A work of an intricate mind.