‘Tis One by One – the Father counts (Emily Dickinson Poems)
545'Tis One by One - the Father counts -And then a Tract betweenSet Cypherless - to teach the EyeThe Value ...
545'Tis One by One - the Father counts -And then a Tract betweenSet Cypherless - to teach the EyeThe Value ...
156You love me-you are sure-I shall not fear mistake-I shall not cheated wake-Some grinning morn-To find the Sunrise left-And Orchards-unbereft-And ...
457Sweet-safe-Houses-Glad-gay-Houses-Sealed so stately tight-Lids of Steel-on Lids of Marble-Locking Bare feet out-Brooks of Plush-in Banks of SatinNot so softly fallAs ...
138Pigmy seraphs-gone astray-Velvet people from Vevay-Balles from some lost summer day-Bees exclusive Coterie-Paris could not lay the foldBelted down with ...
637The Child's faith is new-Whole-like His Principle-Wide-like the SunriseOn fresh Eyes-Never had a Doubt-Laughs-at a Scruple-Believes all shamBut Paradise-Credits the ...
527To put this World down, like a Bundle-And walk steady, away,Requires Energy-possibly Agony-'Tis the Scarlet wayTrodden with straight renunciationBy the ...
531We dream-it is good we are dreaming-It would hurt us-were we awake-But since it is playing-kill us,And we are playing-shriek-What ...
9Through lane it lay-through bramble-Through clearing and through wood-Banditti often passed usUpon the lonely road.The wolf came peering curious-The owl ...
I like to see it lap the miles,And lick the valleys up,And stop to feed itself at tanks;And then, prodigious, ...
A drop fell on the apple treeAnother on the roof;A half a dozen kissed the eaves,And made the gables laugh.A ...
631Ourselves were wed one summer-dear-Your Vision-was in June-And when Your little Lifetime failed,I wearied-too-of mine-And overtaken in the Dark-Where You ...
336The face I carry with me-last-When I go out of Time-To take my Rank-by-in the West-That face-will just be thine-I'll ...
54If I should die,And you should live-And time should gurgle on-And morn should beam-And noon should burn-As it has usual ...
232The Sun-just touched the Morning-The Morning-Happy thing-Supposed that He had come to dwell-And Life would all be Spring!She felt herself ...
537Me prove it now-Whoever doubtMe stop to prove it-now-Make haste-the Scruple! Death be scantFor Opportunity-The River reaches to my feet-As ...
Dare you see a Soul at the White Heat?Then crouch within the door -Red - is the Fire's common tint ...
513Like Flowers, that heard the news of Dews,But never deemed the dripping prizeAwaited their-low Brows-Or Bees-that thought the Summer's nameSome ...
784Bereaved of all, I went abroad -No less bereaved was IUpon a New Peninsula -The Grave preceded me -Obtained my ...
195For this - accepted Breath -Through it - compete with Death -The fellow cannot touch this Crown -By it - ...
636The Way I read a Letter's-this-'Tis first-I lock the Door-And push it with my fingers-next-For transport it be sure-And then ...
Each life converges to some centreExpressed or still;Exists in every human natureA goal,Admitted scarcely to itself, it may be,Too fairFor ...
A poor - torn heart - a tattered heart -That sat it down to rest -Nor noticed that the Ebbing ...
312Her-"last Poems"-Poets-ended-Silver-perished-with her Tongue-Not on Record-bubbled other,Flute-or Woman-So divine-Not unto its Summer-MorningRobin-uttered Half the Tune-Gushed too free for the Adoring-From ...
493The World-stands-solemner-to me-Since I was wed-to Him-A modesty befits the soulThat bears another's-name-A doubt-if it be fair-indeed-To wear that perfect-pearl-The ...
734If He were living-dare I ask-And how if He be dead-And so around the Words I went-Of meeting them-afraid-I hinted ...
230We-Bee and I-live by the quaffing-'Tisn't all Hock-with us-Life has its Ale-But it's many a lay of the Dim Burgundy-We ...
600It troubled me as once I was-For I was once a Child-Concluding how an Atom-fell-And yet the Heavens-held-The Heavens weighed ...
569I reckon-when I count it all-First-Poets-Then the Sun-Then Summer-Then the Heaven of God-And then-the List is done-But, looking back-the First ...
519'Twas warm - at first - like Us -Until there crept uponA Chill - like frost upon a Glass -Till ...
I like to see it lap the Miles-And lick the Valleys up-And stop to feed itself at Tanks-And then-prodigious stepAround ...
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