Today or this noon 1
She dwelt so close
I almost touched her－
Tonight she lies
Past neighborhood 5
And bough and steeple,
Now past surmise.
She dwelt so close
I almost touched her－
Tonight she lies
Past neighborhood 5
And bough and steeple,
Now past surmise.
(F.1706/J.1702)
[1] noon:: the peak of something, one's life of creation.
[2] She:: the talent of Dickinson, to surmise in her poems, hinted in line seven.
[3] touched her:: she could feel her logical creativity.
[4] Tonight:: end of the day, or one's talent. lies:: stops without activity.
[5, 6] neighborhood, bough, steeple:: her poem's topics in the past.
[7] past surmise:: Dickinson felt her surmising ability was gone.