Except to Heaven, She Is Nought
poem 154
Except to Heaven, She Is Nought - meaning Summary
Value Beyond Human Notice
Dickinson’s short poem considers a humble flower whose significance seems negligible to most: unnoticed by winds, provincial to insects, and superfluous to many. Yet the speaker insists its value is real to heaven, angels, a wandering bee, and to a human relationship. Removing the flower robs someone of the familiar presence that makes life feel like home, suggesting small things anchor personal meaning beyond public notice.
Read Complete AnalysesExcept to Heaven, she is nought. Except for Angels lone. Except to some wide-wandering Bee A flower superfluous blown. Except for winds provincial. Except by Butterflies Unnoticed as a single dew That on the Acre lies. The smallest Housewife in the grass, Yet take her from the Lawn And somebody has lost the face That made Existence Home!
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