Sunday, February 7, 2021

"If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking" by Emily Dickinson

 

If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking


If I can stop one heart from breaking,

I shall not live in vain;

If I can ease one life the aching,

Or cool one pain,

Or help one fainting robin

Unto his nest again,

I shall not live in vain.




Enjoy "If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking" with inspirational music.


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Who wrote the poem "If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking"?


Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 ~ May 15, 1886)

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was not widely known during her life, but now she is respected as one of the greatest American poets. She was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, and lived there all her life in isolation. She wouldn't invite any guests nor get out of her bedroom, and maintained social intercourses only by letters in her later years. Dickinson wrote nearly 1,800 poems, but published only 10 poems and one letter during her lifetime.



"If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking" explanation

The main theme of the poem is selfless love. The speaker expresses her willingness to help those in trouble. Her selfless love in turn makes her life meaningful. The poet spent most of her life attending to her ill mother, secluded from the world. Reflecting the poet’s own life, the poem succinctly but effectively shows her kindness and compassion.


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