Living

Morns like these we parted

by Emily Dickinson 1830–1886

Living

Morns like these we parted;
Noons like these she rose,
Fluttering first, then firmer,
To her fair repose.

Never did she lisp it,
And 't was not for me;
She was mute from transport,
I, from agony!

Till the evening, nearing,
One the shutters drew --
Quick! a sharper rustling!
And this linnet flew!

MLA

Dickinson, Emily. “Morns like these we parted.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/243/.

Chicago

Dickinson, Emily. “Morns like these we parted.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/243/.

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