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I heard a Fly buzz—when I died

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I heard a Fly buzz—when I died is the informal name for an untitled poem by American author Emily Dickinson. In the poem, the narrator is on his or her deathbed, describing the progression of the narrator's death.

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I heard a Fly buzz - when I died -

The Stillness in the Room

Was like the Stillness in the Air -

Between the Heaves of Storm -

The Eyes around - had wrung them dry -

And Breaths were gathering firm

For that last Onset - when the King

Be witnessed - in the Room -

I willed my Keepsakes - Signed away

What portions of me be

Assignable - and then it was

There interposed a Fly -

With Blue - uncertain - stumbling Buzz -

Between the light - and me -

And then the Windows failed - and then

I could not see to see -

DYING

I heard a fly buzz when I died;

The stillness round my form

Was like the stillness in the air

Between the heaves of storm

The eyes beside had wrung them dry,

And breaths were gathering sure

For that last onset, when the king

Be witnessed in his power.

I willed my keepsakes, signed away

What portion of me I

Could make assignable,– and then

There interposed a fly,

With blue, uncertain, stumbling buzz,

Between the light and me;

And then the windows failed and then

I could not see to see.

Close transcription^[1]	First published version^[2]

Notes

1. ^Fr#591 in: Franklin, R. W., ed. The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Reading Edition. Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press, 1999.
2. ^Poem IV.XLVI (page 184) in: Higginson, T. W. & Todd, Mabel Loomis, ed. Poems by Emily Dickinson: Third Series. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1896.

References

{{cite web |url=http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15393 |title="I heard a Fly buzz" (465) |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=14 December 2012}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/dickinson/465.htm |title=On 465 ("I heard a Fly buzz--when I died--") |author= |year=1992 |work= |publisher=University of Illinois |accessdate=7 August 2012}}
{{cite web |url=http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/fly.html |title=Emily Dickinson: Dying |author= |date=25 February 2009 |work= |publisher=City University of New York, Brooklyn Campus |accessdate=7 August 2012}}

4 : American poems|Poetry by Emily Dickinson|1896 poems|Fiction narrated by a dead person

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