Dickinson poems

The first poem was very confusing for me.  I am not sure why Dickinson mentions forgiveness in a way that makes it seem like it cannot be obtained.  She puts it in quotations suggesting that it may be false, and I am not sure why she would believe that.

The second poem seems to be talking about war, maybe the civil war since it mentions "The North began to push", but that may not be accurate.  It seems that maybe she suggests that with death you no longer have to worry about people seeking vengeance on you.  She could be speaking of soldiers who have fallen, and now they need not worry because the vengeance that is only natural to man cannot find reach them any longer.  I read this on as a war poem but also as one that suggest the true nature of people is to seek revenge.  I feel this way because the line "Where Nature's temper cannot reach".  It makes nature more human-like which suggest to me that she is referring to human nature rather than literal nature like that of the forests, etc.  It is strange that she suggest that humans are naturally vengeful and therefore not peaceful beings, and in this way she could also be suggesting that war itself is inevitable.  This would make sense with the way she talked about how the only way you could get away from this true nature is death.

The last poem is similar to the last one in the sense that it compares revenge to food, so to something that is vital in our lives and to the nourishment of our bodies suggesting that we need revenge.  But the poem does not seem to support revenge, rather it seems to suggest it is not as fulfilling as one would hope.  Maybe suggesting that revenge is not always the best way to go, it may be in our primal nature but it will not be fulfilling and fruitful to our well being.  Maybe in that sense this poem could be advocating forgiveness instead, maybe it would be a more fulfilling option although revenge may look more appealing at the time.