More than the Grave is closed to me-
The Grave and that Eternity
To which the Grave adheres-
I cling to nowhere till I fall-
The Crash of nothing, yet of all-
How similar appears-
The Grave and that Eternity
To which the Grave adheres-
I cling to nowhere till I fall-
The Crash of nothing, yet of all-
How similar appears-
(F.1532/J.1503)
[1] More, Grave, closed:: something more than death covered Dickinson.
[2] The Grave:: solemnness, sobriety. Eternity:: Christian belief of eternal life after death.
[3] the Grave adheres:: dullness, tediousness came along with the belief of eternity.
[4] nowhere:: a non-existent place (OED 5a, 1831). cling to nowhere:: devoted to a place no one knew.
[5] Crash:: a bout of revelry, amusement, fighting (OED n.1 3) Crash, nothing, all:: having fun in writing nothing people can read, and everything she wanted to say.
[6] similar appears:: Dickinson's poems show nothing to others and everything to herself.