There Comes a Warning Like a Spy
time
lyric poem
dark
There comes a warning like a spy A shorter breath of Day A stealing that is not a stealth And Summers are away
There Comes a Warning Like a Spy - meaning Summary
Sudden Notice of Loss
The poem registers a sudden, small signal that something important has shifted. Dickinson likens this warning to a spy and to a shortened breath of day, conveying surprise and insufficient time to respond. The image of summer slipping away frames the moment as a quiet, inevitable loss or transition. Overall it sketches the shock of change’s stealthy arrival and the brief, fragile awareness that follows.
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