555
Trust in the Unexpected-
By this-was William Kidd
Persuaded of the Buried Gold-
As One had testified-
Through this-the old Philosopher-
His Talismanic Stone
Discern?d-still withholden
To effort undivine-
‘Twas this-allured Columbus-
When Genoa-withdrew
Before an Apparition
Baptized America-
The Same-afflicted Thomas-
When Deity assured
‘Twas better-the perceiving not-
Provided it believed-
(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)
- Safe in their alabaster chambers, (Emily Dickinson Poems)