He Is Not DeadI cannot say, and I will not say That he is dead. He is just away. With a cheery smile, and a wave of the hand, He has wandered into an unknown land And left us dreaming how very fair It needs must be, since he lingers there. And you–oh you, who the wildest yearn For an old-time step, and the glad return, Think of him faring on, as dear In the love of There as the love of Here.Think of him still as the same. I say, He is not dead–he is just away. James Whitcomb Riley
About This Quote

"He is not dead, he is just away" is a poem written by Emily Dickinson. The poem has a simple and sentimental meaning about the endless love from relatives to a loved one who has left them behind. In this "He Is Not Dead" poem, Emily Dickinson depicts her own feelings towards her deceased father, who had been away from the family for many years. In this poem, she uses different literary techniques such as repetition, alliteration and assonance to express her feelings. She also uses poetic devices such as personification and personification which help in better understanding of the idea of the poem.

Some Similar Quotes
  1. We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and–in spite of True Romance magazines–we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely–at least, not all the... - Hunter S. Thompson
  2. Stop fighting me! " he said, trying to pull on the arm he held. He was in a precarious position himself, straddling the rail as he tried to lean over far enough to get me and actually hold onto me.“ Let go of me! ”... - Richelle Mead
  3. Weeping is not the same thing as crying. It takes your whole body to weep, and when it's over, you feel like you don't have any bones left to hold you up. - Sarah Ockler
  4. May she wake in torment! " he cried, with frightful vehemence, stamping his foot, and groaning in a sudden paroxysm of ungovernable passion. "Why, she's a liar to the end! Where is she? Not there–not in heaven–not perished–where? Oh! you said you cared nothing for... - Unknown
  5. What greater thing is there for two human souls, than to feel that they are joined for life--to strengthen each other in all labor, to rest on each other in all sorrow, to minister to each other in all pain, to be one with each... - George Eliot
More Quotes By James Whitcomb Riley
  1. He Is Not DeadI cannot say, and I will not say That he is dead. He is just away. With a cheery smile, and a wave of the hand, He has wandered into an unknown land And left us dreaming how very fair It needs...
  2. A Parting GuestWhat delightful hosts are they– Life and Love! Lingeringly I turn away, This late hour, yet glad enough They have not withheld from me Their high hospitality. So, with face lit with delight And all gratitude, I stay Yet to press their hands...
  3. It is no use to grumble and complain It's just as cheap and easy to rejoice When God sorts out the weather and sends rain- Why rain's my choice.
  4. O it sets my heart a clickin' like the tickin' of a clock When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in the shock.
  5. And he shall reign a goodly king And sway his hand o'er every clime With peace writ on his signet ring Who bides his time.
Related Topics