XXV. DEATH AND LIFE.
Apparently with no surprise
To any happy flower,
The frost beheads it at its play
In accidental power.
The blond assassin passes on,
The sun proceeds unmoved
To measure off another day
For an approving God. |
I think this poem is trying to portray the death of flowers during the beginning of winter and the ressurection of the flower when spring comes again. Emily Dickinson is mostly focused here on the circle of life in nature which she can see from her window during the days that she is writing her poems, but she also brings up her faith again in this poem which could mean she is question what God's role in the world is or if he even exists.
Excellent analysis, Adam. Thanks.
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