"If you were coming in the Fall" by Emily Dickinson is a very wistful, longing poem in which the author depicts how she will wait for the addressee. The author states that she would rush through her life over the summer in anticipation of the addressee's return. She then says that she would "wind the months in balls, and put them each in separate drawers" implying that a month can seem like such a long time to someone who is waiting for something. In the fourth stanza, the author indicates that, when her life is over, she will be at peace and embrace eternity. In the final stanza, the author resents that she does not know how long she will have to wait for the addressee to return. Overall, this poem represents the struggle and hardships of waiting for someone.
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