Lyric Poem · Nature
A Murmur in the Trees—to note
1A Murmur in the Trees — to note —
2Not loud enough — for Wind —
3A Star — not far enough to seek —
4Nor near enough — to find —
5A long — long Yellow — on the Lawn —
6A Hubbub — as of feet —
7Not audible — as Ours — to Us —
8But dapperer — More Sweet —
9A Hurrying Home of little Men
10To Houses unperceived —
11All this — and more — if I should tell —
12Would never be believed —
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Quick facts
- Poem
- A Murmur in the Trees—to note
- Poet
- Emily Dickinson
- Length
- 20 lines
- Form
- Lyric Poem
- Themes
- Nature
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- Shape
- 20 lines · 5 quatrains
- Line length
- Consistent with common metre. Alternating eight- and six-syllable lines — the hymn stanza (8.6.8.6), the most-used quatrain in English verse.
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- Author record
- Emily Dickinson1830–1886
- Source record
- PoetryDBA Murmur in the Trees—to note by emily-dickinson, PoetryDB transcription
- Display decision
- Full text · United States · reviewed 2026-07-18
- Publication record
- Not recorded in the imported source
- Text fingerprint
- SHA-256 eb36c232a7ffb501…
- Editorial handling
- Whitespace and stanza breaks normalized for web display; no material wording change recorded.