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"Hope" is the thing with feathers

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"Hope" is the thing with feathers

Emily Dickinson, 1861.

“Hope” is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -
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And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -
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I’ve heard it in the chillest land -
And on the strangest Sea -
Yet - never - in Extremity,
It asked a crumb - of me.

“That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.”

- Emily Dickinson

Thoughts

Dickinson's poem centers around her extended metaphor:

hope is a bird.

Hope is described as something living within the human soul that is resilient, selfless, and comforting. It continues singing its wordless song even during the harshest storms of life, and asks for nothing in return.

Hope endures despite all adversity and provides warmth and solace to the sufferer. The nature of hope is both tough and persistent but also gentle and free of charge.

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