The Dust Behind I Strove to Join
poem 992
The Dust Behind I Strove to Join - meaning Summary
Continuity Lost in Motion
Dickinson presents a brief scene of failed continuity: the speaker tries to link what trails behind (dust) to what lies ahead (a disk), but ordered sequence collapses. Sound or some sudden force scatters things unpredictably, compared to balls rolling on a floor. The poem registers frustration at an attempt to join moments or elements that slip apart, suggesting the instability of connection, memory, or causality.
Read Complete AnalysesThe Dust behind I strove to join Unto the Disk before But Sequence ravelled out of Sound Like Balls upon a Floor
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