Midsummer, was it, when They died --
A full, and perfect time --
The Summer closed upon itself
In Consummated Bloom --
The Corn, her furthest kernel filled
Before the coming Flail --
When These -- leaned unto Perfectness --
Through Haze of Burial --
Classic poem
Midsummer, was it, when They died --
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About this poem
- First line
- Midsummer, was it, when They died --
- Poet
- Emily Dickinson
- Themes
- death, identity, time
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