Emily Dickenson was one of America's most famous Romantic writers, but she was not even discovered until long after she passed away. She spent most of her time locked up in her room and never bothered to share any of her work with anyone mainly because a woman poet was unheard of in her time. Following her death, relative found thousands of poems strung together in the attic of her home that they since released and published for Americans to read and enjoy. The poetry that was found following her death shows how her letter writing is very similar to her poetic style--enigmatic and abstract, sometimes fragmented, and often forcefully sudden in emotion.
             A Bird Came down the Walk is a very confusing poem by Emily Dickenson. With the simplicity of the plot and a sense of humor, as in calling the angleworm a "fellow", there is certain playfulness and innocence in the poem, as if one was talking to a child in a nursery rhyme. This poem describes a bird that the persona was candidly watching come down a path and feed inconsiderably on a smaller worm, and then steal the water from a plant. However, this bird then pauses and steps aside letting a beetle walk pass. This beetle seemed to know what was a possibility and began to get very scared that the bird might eat him too. At this time, Dickinson reveals herself as the character and hold out a few crumbs for the hungry bird to eat instead of the beetle. The bird reveals himself as a good soul and takes off in flight. "And he unrolled his feathers, And rowed him softer home." She is saying that the bird has almost become so beautiful that it has become one with nature. This bird represents the topic of nature that is so prevalent in many of the American romantic pieces. This connection between the earth and the heavens is so beautiful that is almost hard to differentiate between the two. "Than Oars divide the Ocean, Too silver for a seam." This depicts the seemingly ...