This is the place they hoped before,
Where I am hoping now.
The seed of disappointment grew
Within a capsule gay,
Too distant to arrest the feet
That walk this plank of balm --
Before them lies escapeless sea --
The way is closed they came.
Classic poem
This is the place they hoped before,
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About this poem
- First line
- This is the place they hoped before,
- Poet
- Emily Dickinson
- Themes
- nature, hope, solitude, identity
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