(10 December 1830 – 15 May 1886 / Amherst / Massachusetts)

poet Emily Dickinson
#4 on top 500 poets
Previous Month February 2013 Next Month
Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
28 29 30 31 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 1 2 3
Poem of the Day
Select a day from the calendar.
Would you like to see the poem of the day in your e-mail box every morning?
Your email address:
  Subscribe FREE
  Unsubscribe
What do you think this poem is about?

"Hope" is the thing with feathers

254

"Hope" is the thing with feathers—
That perches in the soul—
And sings the tune without the words—
And never stops—at all—

And sweetest—in the Gale—is heard—
And sore must be the storm—
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm—

I've heard it in the chillest land—
And on the strangest Sea—
Yet, never, in Extremity,
It asked a crumb—of Me.

Submitted: Monday, January 13, 2003


Read poems about / on: hope, sea

Comments about this poem ("Hope" is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson )

Enter the verification code :

  • * Sunprincess * (9/27/2012 12:13:00 PM)

    a most beautiful poem Emily..thank you.. :)

    58 person liked.
    		21 person did not like.
  • June Walker (6/27/2012 6:36:00 AM)

    I love this poem. Simple direct profound.

    50 person liked.
    		22 person did not like.
  • Amena MEHMOOD (4/22/2012 7:34:00 AM)

    It is said that intellegent people speak words that are simple, well understood, and a clean thought....

    70 person liked.
    		28 person did not like.
  • Muna Jafar (2/29/2012 6:11:00 AM)

    beautifull.....! ! !
    So simple but also so deep.... [3

    77 person liked.
    		31 person did not like.
  • David Gerardino (1/15/2012 11:14:00 AM)

    like the poem, very deep and short, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

    57 person liked.
    		48 person did not like.
  • Salema Khatun (1/9/2012 7:40:00 AM)

    this is a fantastic poem..i like it wholeheartedly....i enjoyed the poem reading it...readers can enjoy my two poems only...an idea of an idea

    60 person liked.
    		35 person did not like.
  • Delce Lacbayo (1/5/2012 4:18:00 AM)

    it is very nice to read this kind of poems that make us inspire to not lose hope

    62 person liked.
    		38 person did not like.
  • Delce Lacbayo (1/5/2012 4:17:00 AM)

    Nice poem..I love it even though there were lots of words that not familiar to me.

    50 person liked.
    		41 person did not like.
  • Wanisa Ali (12/19/2011 4:53:00 AM)

    It; s wonderful words.I enjoyed so much when I read.

    49 person liked.
    		35 person did not like.
  • Neeraj Bhatt (10/9/2011 9:17:00 AM)

    I LOVE HER POEM 'I FELT A FUNERAL IN MY BRAIN' AND ''I FELT A CLEAVAGE IN MY MIND' MUCH.

    40 person liked.
    		72 person did not like.
Read all 55 comments »

People who read Emily Dickinson also read

Top 500 Poems

  1. Phenomenal Woman
    Maya Angelou
  2. The Road Not Taken
    Robert Frost
  3. Still I Rise
    Maya Angelou
  4. If You Forget Me
    Pablo Neruda
  5. Dreams
    Langston Hughes
  6. Annabel Lee
    Edgar Allan Poe
  7. If
    Rudyard Kipling
  8. I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
    Maya Angelou
  9. A Dream Within A Dream
    Edgar Allan Poe
  10. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
    Robert Frost
The Complete List of Top 500 Poems »
[Hata Bildir]