Summer for thee, grant I may be
When Summer days are flown!
Thy music still, when Whipporwill
And Oriole — are done!

For thee to bloom, I’ll skip the tomb
And row my blossoms o’er!
Pray gather me —
Anemone —
Thy flower — forevermore!

Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem Summer for thee, grant I may be

2 Comments

  1. Shama T. Bukhari says:

    its a summer poem,written beautifully by Emily..close to nature and beauty..song of the birds,music and flowers for “evermore”..The title of th poem was choosen after her death…may be she thought ,something more beautiful…

  2. NORma says:

    HEy its the summer ANd i love this poem~~~~

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