Are Friends Delight or Pain
Are Friends Delight or Pain - meaning Summary
Friendship's Precarious Wealth
This short poem considers whether friends are a delight or a source of pain by comparing them to bounty and riches. Dickinson suggests that abundance is valuable only so long as it remains; when what is cherished must leave, its value turns to sorrow. The lines compress a reflection on attachment and loss, implying that the transient nature of gifts or relationships can invert joy into sadness.
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