Best Things Dwell Out of Sight
poem 998
Best Things Dwell Out of Sight - meaning Summary
Value Beyond Visible Reach
Dickinson argues that the finest things are hidden rather than publicly displayed. She contrasts visible recognition with inner worth, suggesting that virtues, ideas, and spiritual treasures live "out of sight" and are rare, legitimate, and private. Imagery of capsules and seeds implies containment and potential: value is preserved, germinating unseen. The poem invites readers to respect inward life and subtle forms of goodness that resist exhibition and public appraisal.
Read Complete AnalysesBest Things dwell out of Sight The Pearl the Just Our Thought. Most shun the Public Air Legitimate, and Rare The Capsule of the Wind The Capsule of the Mind Exhibit here, as doth a Burr Germ’s Germ be where?
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