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    This summary analyzes Emily Dickinson's poem "They might not need me - yet they might". The 4 line poem was written in a letter to Mrs. Mary Higginson in early 1877, as Mrs. Higginson had been in poor health. The poem suggests that while the recipient may not need the poet now, they might in the future, and so the poet will keep their heart and smile available, as even a small smile could be just what is needed. The analysis places the poem in the context of Dickinson's correspondence with the ailing Mrs. Higginson.

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    This summary analyzes Emily Dickinson's poem "They might not need me - yet they might". The 4 line poem was written in a letter to Mrs. Mary Higginson in early 1877, as Mrs. Higginson had been in poor health. The poem suggests that while the recipient may not need the poet now, they might in the future, and so the poet will keep their heart and smile available, as even a small smile could be just what is needed. The analysis places the poem in the context of Dickinson's correspondence with the ailing Mrs. Higginson.

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    Poem 1391 (F1425) : Analysis

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    This summary analyzes Emily Dickinson's poem "They might not need me - yet they might". The 4 line poem was written in a letter to Mrs. Mary Higginson in early 1877, as Mrs. Higginson had been in poor health. The poem suggests that while the recipient may not need the poet now, they might in the future, and so the poet will keep their heart and smile available, as even a small smile could be just what is needed. The analysis places the poem in the context of Dickinson's correspondence with the ailing Mrs. Higginson.

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    "They might not need me yet they might " By Emily Dickinson [Analysis]

    They might not need me yet they might [1] I'll let my Heart be just in sight [2] A smile so small as mine might be[3] Precisely their necessity [4]
    Poem 1391 [F1425] "They might not need me yet they might" Analysis by David Preest [Poem]

    This poem and the second stanza of poem 1392 are both part of a letter (L498) sent to Mrs Mary Higginson in the early spring of 1877. Mrs Higginson had been in failing health for some years and eventually died in September 1877. Poem 1391 concludes the letter and is introduced by a paragraph beginning 'Forgive me if I come too much (= write too often).'
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