Emily Dickinson

Papa Above!

poem 61

Papa Above! - meaning Summary

Playful Plea to Heaven

This brief, playful poem addresses God as "Papa" and petitions divine protection for small creatures. The speaker asks that a mansion be reserved for the surviving rat after a mouse is overpowered by a cat, imagining seraphic cupboards and peaceful nibbling while the world’s cycles continue. The tone mixes childlike supplication with gentle irony, suggesting compassion for the lowly and a whimsical view of providence and continuity.

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Papa above! Regard a Mouse O’erpowered by the Cat! Reserve within thy kingdom A Mansion for the Rat! Snug in seraphic Cupboards To nibble all the day While unsuspecting Cycles Wheel solemnly away!

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