"One Sister Have I In Our House" by Emily Dickinson

 

One Sister Have I In Our House

One Sister have I in our house,

And one, a hedge away.

There's only one recorded,

But both belong to me.

 

One came the road that I came --

And wore my last year's gown --

The other, as a bird her nest,

Builded our hearts among.

 

She did not sing as we did --

It was a different tune --

Herself to her a music

As Bumble bee of June.

 

Today is far from Childhood --

But up and down the hills

I held her hand the tighter --

Which shortened all the miles --

 

And still her hum

The years among,

Deceives the Butterfly;

Still in her Eye

The Violets lie

Mouldered this many May.

 

I spilt the dew --

But took the morn --

I chose this single star

From out the wide night's numbers --

Sue - forevermore!

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Who wrote the poem "One Sister Have I In Our House"?

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

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet who was born in Amherst, Massachusetts. She spent most of her adult life at the family home in isolation, attending to her ill mother. Introverted and timid, she never married or sought a permanent romantic relationship all her life. Although she wrote nearly 1,800 poems during her lifetime, her poetry was largely misunderstood or underrated while she was alive. Her poems were quite original and disregarded many conventional rules, containing short lines, typically lacking titles, and often using imperfect rhyme and odd-looking syntax. Her poetry however captures universal feelings in a simple sentence with unique but resonating metaphors and reflects the poet’s lively, imaginative, and dynamic inner world. Her poetic genius began to be appreciated only after her death when her sister published her works. Now Dickinson is regarded as one of the most important American poets.

"One Sister Have I In Our House" explanation

This poem is Emily Dickinson’s tribute to her sister-in-law, Susan Gilbert Dickinson. Susan married Austin Dickinson, Emily’s only brother, in 1856, and developed a life-long close relationship with Emily, characterized by love, respect, and friendship. As a writer and poet herself, Susan served as an advisor and reader to Emily and a connection between Emily and worldly knowledge. Emily once praised Susan, saying “With the exception of Shakespeare, you have told me of more knowledge than any one living.” In the poem, Emily expresses her love for Susan by calling her another sister.