We Miss Her, Not Because We See
poem 993
We Miss Her, Not Because We See - meaning Summary
Absence Framed by Perception
Dickinson’s short poem reflects on absence and awareness. We do not miss a person merely for their physical absence but because their mind or attention no longer accompanies our social life. The speaker extends this idea cosmically, comparing human unawareness to stars whose ‘‘superior Eyes’’ traverse the heavens yet still include us. The poem probes how conscious regard, rather than sensory presence, defines belonging and loss.
Read Complete AnalysesWe miss Her, not because We see The Absence of an Eye Except its Mind accompany Abridge Society As slightly as the Routes of Stars Ourselves asleep below We know that their superior Eyes Include Us as they go
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