It's all I have to bring today
by Emily Dickinson

It's all I have to bring today –
This, and my heart beside –
This, and my heart, and all the fields –
And all the meadows wide –
Be sure you count – should I forget
Some one the sum could tell –
This, and my heart, and all the Bees
Which in the Clover dwell.

Honestly, what first drew me to this poem was its length. It is short, but more importantly it does contain a lot of depth and meaning. I think Emily Dickinson is justing saying that everything she has to offer, which is herself and her heart. Along with her love she has to offer all of nature that surrounds her. Within these eight lines, Dickinson is expressing everything she has to offer someone; whether it is a boyfriend, friend, or family member.

"It is difficult to get the news from poetry yet men die miserable every day for lack of what is fond there." - William Carlos Williams

Even though poetry is difficult to understand, the people that do not take the time to read and understand the content within the poem, they are being deprived from something important. Poetry is an art, like all art, it takes time to appreciate the beauty, and if the time is taken to absorb and learn about this new medium or art, knowledge will be gained. However, if people do not take the time to value poetry and learn appreciate its uniqueness, they will die a "miserable death."