Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THERE'S A CERTAIN SLANT OF LIGHT, by EMILY DICKINSON Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: On the look of death Subject(s): Winter; Light; Death | ||||||||
There's a certain slant of light, On winter afternoons, That oppresses, like the weight Of cathedral tunes. Heavenly hurt it gives us ; We can find no scar, But internal difference Where the meanings are. None may teach it anything, 'T is the seal, despair,- An imperial affliction Sent us of the air. When it comes, the landscape listens, Shadows hold their breath ; When it goes, 't is like the distance On the look of death | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY HOW THE MIRROR LOOKS THIS MORNING by HICOK. BOB |
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