i want to know what does this poem means?

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The poem goes like this is from Emily Dickinson.
"THERE came a wind like a bugle;	
It quivered through the grass,	
And a green chill upon the heat	
So ominous did pass	
We barred the windows and the doors	      
As from an emerald ghost;	
The doom’s electric moccasin	
That very instant passed.	
On a strange mob of panting trees,	
And fences fled away,	        
And rivers where the houses ran	
The living looked that day.	
The bell within the steeple wild	
The flying tidings whirled.	
How much can come	        
And much can go,	
And yet abide the world!"	
okay this is really frustrating me i just don't get it.
Can you guys help me???

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

"There came a wind" is a poem by Emily Dickinson about an aggressive storm that hits an area of land. The poet uses strong images, similes, metaphors and personification to describe how the storm affects this area. The poet's impression is that a storm is an intriguing aspect of nature but equally amazing is that the world can withstand such force.

Mark · Answer

Of course anyone can interpret the poem in his own way, and it wouldn t be wrong to consider it the description of a real storm. On the other hand, I think it s evident that it does have a deeper meaning, being a metaphor for the subconscient and whatever psychological disasters can happen in a person without the world noticing, a topic Dickinson deals with in a lot of her poems.

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