Lyric Poem · Nature
Like Flowers, that heard the news of Dews
Like Flowers, that heard the news of Dews,
But never deemed the dripping prize
Awaited their — low Brows —
Or Bees — that thought the Summer's name
Some rumor of Delirium,
No Summer — could — for Them —
Or Arctic Creatures, dimly stirred —
By Tropic Hint — some Travelled Bird
Imported to the Wood —
Or Wind's bright signal to the Ear —
Making that homely, and severe,
Contented, known, before —
The Heaven — unexpected come,
To Lives that thought the Worshipping
A too presumptuous Psalm —
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Quick facts
- Poem
- Like Flowers, that heard the news of Dews
- Poet
- Emily Dickinson
- Length
- 15 lines
- Form
- Lyric Poem
- Themes
- Nature, Summer, Peace
Craft notes
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- Shape
- 15 lines · 4 stanzas of 3–6 lines
- Line length
- Lines run 6-9 syllables (median 8), consistent with tetrameter. No single length dominates, which is normal once elision and contraction are in play.
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- Author record
- Emily Dickinson1830–1886
- Source record
- PoetryDBLike Flowers, that heard the news of Dews by emily-dickinson, PoetryDB transcription
- Display decision
- Full text · United States · reviewed 2026-07-18
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- Editorial handling
- Whitespace and stanza breaks normalized for web display; no material wording change recorded.
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