In falling Timbers buried Emily Dickinson
"In Falling Timbers Buried" by Emily Dickinson, though not a song in the traditional sense, features themes of nature, mortality, and the passage of time. Its lyrical meaning reflects the inevitability of decay and the beauty found in transience. The poem showcases Dickinson's unique use of slant rhyme and vivid imagery. #Poetry
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In falling Timbers buried
There breathed a Man
Outside—the spades—were plying
The Lungs—within
Could He—know—they sought Him
Could They—know—He breathed
Horrid Sand Partition
Neither—could be heard
Never slacked the Diggers
But when Spades had done
Oh, Reward of Anguish
It was dying—Then
Many Things—are fruitless
'Tis a Baffling Earth
But there is no Gratitude
Like the Grace—of Death
In falling Timbers buried
There breathed a Man
Outside—the spades—were plying
The Lungs—within
Could He—know—they sought Him
Could They—know—He breathed
Horrid Sand Partition
Neither—could be heard
Never slacked the Diggers
But when Spades had done
Oh, Reward of Anguish
It was dying—Then
Many Things—are fruitless
'Tis a Baffling Earth
But there is no Gratitude
Like the Grace—of Death
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