Glowing Is Her Bonnet
poem 72
Glowing Is Her Bonnet - meaning Summary
Silent Radiance and Loss
The poem contrasts visible, living radiance with an absence of voice or record. The speaker notices a woman whose bonnet, cheek, and dress glow, yet she "cannot speak." Dickinson then imagines a simpler fate: like a daisy that vanishes from a summer hill, the woman’s presence passes unrecorded except by a tearful rill, a loving sunrise, and the uncounted feet that pause at her place. Themes include transience, silent disappearance, and memory held by nature.
Read Complete AnalysesGlowing is her Bonnet, Glowing is her Cheek, Glowing is her Kirtle, Yet she cannot speak. Better as the Daisy From the Summer hill Vanish unrecorded Save by tearful rill Save by loving sunrise Looking for her face. Save by feet unnumbered Pausing at the place.
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