The Butterfly upon the Sky, 1
That doesn't know its Name
And hasn't any tax to pay
And hasn't any Home
Is just as high as you and I, 5
And higher, I believe,
So soar away and never sigh
And that's the way to grieve－
That doesn't know its Name
And hasn't any tax to pay
And hasn't any Home
Is just as high as you and I, 5
And higher, I believe,
So soar away and never sigh
And that's the way to grieve－
(F.1559/J.1521)
[1] Butterfly, Sky:: a thought in head like a flying butterfly.
[2] Name:: a descriptive title of the thought.
[3] tax:: an obligation.
[4] Home:: a feeling of belonging.
[5] as high as you and I:: a thought is as high as we can dream.
[6] higher:: Dickinson believed the thought can be higher.
[7] soar away, never sigh:: when in grief, she would wander her mind and not sigh.
[8] the way to grieve:: with absence of mind to grieve.