Death & Dying
I've seen a dying eye
Death & Dying
I've seen a dying eye
Run round and round a room
In search of something, as it seemed,
Then cloudier become;
And then, obscure with fog,
And then be soldered down,
Without disclosing what it be,
'T were blessed to have seen.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “I've seen a dying eye.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/89/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “I've seen a dying eye.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/89/.
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