Lyric Poem · Death & Loss
Nature—sometimes sears a Sapling
Nature — sometimes sears a Sapling —
Sometimes — scalps a Tree —
Her Green People recollect it
When they do not die —
Fainter Leaves — to Further Seasons —
Dumbly testify —
We — who have the Souls —
Die oftener — Not so vitally —
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“Nature—sometimes sears a Sapling” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/nature-sometimes-sears-a-sapling
Quick facts
- Poem
- Nature—sometimes sears a Sapling
- Poet
- Emily Dickinson
- Length
- 8 lines
- Form
- Lyric Poem, Short Poems
- Themes
- Death & Loss, Nature, Peace, Short
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- Shape
- 8 lines · 2 quatrains
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- Author record
- Emily Dickinson1830–1886
- Source record
- PoetryDBNature—sometimes sears a Sapling 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 9e2812d65c79ddf3…
- Editorial handling
- Whitespace and stanza breaks normalized for web display; no material wording change recorded.
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