Emily Dickinson

Warm in Her Hand These Accents Lie

Warm in Her Hand These Accents Lie - meaning Summary

Tender Grace Held Gently

This brief lyric observes a quiet, intimate scene in which a woman holds spoken accents close, while a grace—awkward yet devoted—yields itself in gentle subjection for her sake. The poem suggests the power of tenderness and devotion to shape behavior and presence: an imperfect elegance softened by fidelity. It focuses on small, embodied gestures as signs of inner feeling and relational influence.

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Warm in her Hand these accents lie While faithful and afar The Grace so awkward for her sake Its fond subjection wear –

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