Prayer Is the Little Implement
poem 437
Prayer Is the Little Implement - meaning Summary
Prayer as Small Instrument
Emily Dickinson presents prayer as a modest, practical instrument that allows humans to attempt contact with the divine when direct Presence feels absent. The poem frames prayer as speech cast toward God, a simple mechanism or "apparatus" whose effectiveness is ultimately measured by whether God hears. It emphasizes the humble means of prayer rather than elaborate theology, noting its role as a conduit for reaching beyond human limits.
Read Complete AnalysesPrayer is the little implement Through which Men reach Where Presence is denied them. They fling their Speech By means of it in God’s Ear If then He hear This sums the Apparatus Comprised in Prayer
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