Whose are the little beds, I asked
Emily Dickinson
Track 83 on Second Series
Whose are the little beds, I asked Lyrics
Whose are the little beds, I asked
Which in the valleys lie?
Some shook their heads, and others smiled
And no one made reply
Perhaps they did not hear, I said
I will inquire again
Whose are the beds — the tiny beds
So thick upon the plain?
'Tis Daisy, in the shortest
A little further on
Nearest the door — to wake the Ist
Little Leontoden
'Tis Iris, Sir, and Aster
Anemone, and Bell
Bartsia, in the blanket red
And chubby Daffodil
Meanwhile, at many cradles
Her busy foot she plied
Humming the quaintest lullaby
That ever rocked a child
Hush! Epigea wakens!
The Crocus stirs her lids
Rhodora's cheek is crimson
She's dreaming of the woods!
Which in the valleys lie?
Some shook their heads, and others smiled
And no one made reply
Perhaps they did not hear, I said
I will inquire again
Whose are the beds — the tiny beds
So thick upon the plain?
'Tis Daisy, in the shortest
A little further on
Nearest the door — to wake the Ist
Little Leontoden
'Tis Iris, Sir, and Aster
Anemone, and Bell
Bartsia, in the blanket red
And chubby Daffodil
Meanwhile, at many cradles
Her busy foot she plied
Humming the quaintest lullaby
That ever rocked a child
Hush! Epigea wakens!
The Crocus stirs her lids
Rhodora's cheek is crimson
She's dreaming of the woods!
About
Genius Annotation
A quietly imaginative poem where someone inquires as to the names of wild flowering plants which have been “laid to bed” for the winter by Mother Nature.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
- 28.Experiment To Me
- 38.The Preacher
- 41.Deed
- 42.Time’s Lesson
- 43.Remorse
- 83.Whose are the little beds, I asked
- 86.The Oriole
- 87.In Shadow
- 92.By The Sea
- 98.The Mushroom
- 100.The Spider
- 107.Storm
- 108.The Rat
- 117.My Cricket
- 124.The Blue Jay
- 126.Going to Heaven!
- 128.Epitaph
- 138.I went to heaven
- 147.Ample make this Bed
- 151.If I should die
- 157.Requiem
- 158.What Inn is this
- 161.Void
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