The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series One
Nature, Poem 9: The Grass
by Emily Dickinson
The grass so little has to do, —
The grass so little has to do, —
Bruno and the narrator discuss the fairy king’s dinner party.
Nature and the movement of clouds at dusk ignite the author's imagination.
She went as quiet as the dew
The moon cast an eery glow over the landscape of St. Augustine.
The speaker contrasts night and day.
"What are the things that make life bright?"
Tired with all these for restful death I cry
Over the hills and the valleys of dreaming
"If thro’ the sea of night which here surrounds me,"
I started early, took my dog
The adventures of the angel fish are imagined.
When my love swears that she is made of truth
Cury and Flop meet Santa Claus.
At last to be identified!
Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy
Sunset transforms the tropical landscape.
The tale of young woman stricken by poverty and society's shortcomings.
A princess dreams of her husband-to-be and his death.
Becky Thatcher's illness causes a change in Tom's behavior, which leads Aunt Polly to believe he is ill. Tom continues to seek the attention of Becky.
The Toyman makes the three children whistles from a weeping willow and they serve as a bird call for Orioles.
Your riches taught me poverty.