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Dickinson's "Some things that fly there be." (Emily Dickinson)

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From: The Explicator
Date: 19960101
Author:Herndon, Jerry A.

Emily Dickinson's poem no. 89, "Some things that fly there be," was quoted in full by Dolores Dyer Lucas in her study, 'Emily Dickinson and Riddle.' However, she did not interpret the poet's riddle at all. The poem's first and second stanza are dichotomous. The former are about the temporal while the latter, eternal. The third is a hint about resurrection. The structure of the poem strengthens further its religious content. Its division of three stanzas of three lines made up of three feet each evokes the Godhead.

Some things that fly there be- Birds - Hours - the Bumblebee - Of these no ...

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