Emily Dickinson

His Voice Decrepit Was with Joy

His Voice Decrepit Was with Joy - meaning Summary

Age and Love's Surprise

The short lyric registers a startling emotional reversal: expressions that moments before brimmed with glee suddenly appear aged and altered by news of love. The speaker observes a paradox—joy coexisting with a physical signs of decrepitude—and asks whether the response is delight, woe, or terror. The poem focuses on the unsettling, ambiguous impact of revelation on bodily expression and the instability of feeling when love is announced.

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His voice decrepit was with Joy – Her words did totter so How old the News of Love must be To make Lips elderly That purled a moment since with Glee – Is it Delight or Woe – Or Terror – that do decorate This livid interview –

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