Dominion lasts until obtained —
Possession just as long —
But these — endowing as they flit
Eternally belong.
How everlasting are the Lips
Known only to the Dew —
These are the Brides of permanence
Supplanting me and you.
(Emily Dickinson)
More Poetry from Emily Dickinson:
- Awake ye muses nine, sing me a strain divine (Emily Dickinson Poems)
- Sic transit gloria mundi (Emily Dickinson Poems)
- I cannot live with You (Emily Dickinson Poems)
- The Wind begun to knead the Grass (Emily Dickinson Poems)
- One Year ago-jots what? (Emily Dickinson Poems)
- Your Riches - taugh (Emily Dickinson Poems)