Apparently with No Surprise

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Published Posthumously 1896

This short poem was published posthumously in 1896 in Poems by Emily Dickinson, Third Series. It exemplifies Dickinson’s late concern with nature, mortality, and a seemingly indifferent divine order: a frost kills a flower without malice, the sun continues its routine, and an "approving God" appears unmoved. The poem’s compression and stark image reflect Dickinson’s habitual philosophical probing rather than a narrative event. Its publication after her death helped frame these recurring themes as central to her poetic legacy.