It Bloomed and Dropt, a Single Noon
poem 978
It Bloomed and Dropt, a Single Noon - meaning Summary
Missed Encounter with Singular Beauty
Dickinson describes seeing a single, exceptional flower she passes without fully registering. Expecting similar blooms later, she returns to find that exact specimen gone and learns that no substitute will match it. The poem frames a quiet, personal regret about missed, irretrievable moments in nature and life, and about how the unique can be overlooked in passing until it is permanently lost.
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