Poem A Day

Classic poem

So gay a Flower

by Emily Dickinson

So gay a Flower

Bereaves the Mind

As if it were a Woe --

Is Beauty an Affliction -- then?

Tradition ought to know --

naturebeautygriefidentity
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About this poem

First line
So gay a Flower
Poet
Emily Dickinson
Themes
nature, beauty, grief, identity

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