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Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Prayer is the little implement

Prayer is the little implement

437

Prayer is the little implement
Through which Men reach
Where Presence-is denied them.

250
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Presentiment is that long shadow on the lawn

Presentiment is that long shadow on the lawn

Presentiment is that long shadow on the lawn
Indicative that suns go down;
The notice to the startle…

252
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Poor little Heart!

Poor little Heart!

192

Poor little Heart!
Did they forget thee?
Then dinna care! Then dinna care!


Proud l…

378
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Perhaps you'd like to buy a flower

Perhaps you'd like to buy a flower

134

Perhaps you'd like to buy a flower,
But I could never sell-
If you would like to borrow,

275
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Patience—has a quiet Outer

Patience—has a quiet Outer

926

Patience—has a quiet Outer—
Patience—Look within—
Is an Insect's futile forces
Infinites—b…

209
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Perhaps I Asked Too Large

Perhaps I Asked Too Large

Perhaps I asked too large --
I take -- no less than skies --
For Earths, grow thick as
Berries, in my native town…

273
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Pain-expands the Time

Pain-expands the Time

967

Pain-expands the Time-
Ages coil within
The minute Circumference
Of a single Brain-

305
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Papa above!

Papa above!

61

Papa above!
Regard a Mouse
O'erpowered by the Cat!
Reserve within thy kingdom
A "Mansion" for the …

279
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Over the fence

Over the fence

251

Over the fenceStrawberries-
grow-
Over the fence-
I could climb-if I tried, I know-
Berries are ni…

432
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Pain Has An Element

Pain Has An Element

Pain has an element of blank;
It cannot recollect
When it began, or if there were
A day when it was not.

248
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Out of sight? What of that?

Out of sight? What of that?

703

Out of sight? What of that?
See the Bird-reach it!
Curve by Curve-Sweep by Sweep-
Round th…

267
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Our share of night to bear

Our share of night to bear

113

Our share of night to bear-
Our share of morning-
Our blank in bliss to fill
Our blank in sc…

388
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Only God—detect the Sorrow

Only God—detect the Sorrow

626

Only God—detect the Sorrow—
Only God—
The Jehovahs—are no Babblers—
Unto God—
God …

220
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Our little Kinsmen—after Rain

Our little Kinsmen—after Rain

885

Our little Kinsmen—after Rain
In plenty may be seen,
A Pink and Pulpy multitude
The tep…

266
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

One Year ago—jots what?

One Year ago—jots what?

296

One Year ago—jots what?
God—spell the word! I—can't—
Was't Grace? Not that—
Was't Glory? That…

278
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

One need not be a chamber to be haunted,

One need not be a chamber to be haunted,

One need not be a chamber to be haunted,
One need not be a house;
The brain has corridors surpassing

293
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

One dignity delays for all

One dignity delays for all

98

One dignity delays for all-
One mitred Afternoon-
None can avoid this purple-
None evade this …

317
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

One Blessing had I than the rest

One Blessing had I than the rest

756

One Blessing had I than the rest
So larger to my Eyes
That I stopped gauging-satisfied-

318
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

On this wondrous sea

On this wondrous sea

4

On this wondrous sea
Sailing silently,
Ho! Pilot, ho!
Knowest thou the shore
Where no brea…

276
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

One and One—are One

One and One—are One

769

One and One—are One—
Two—be finished using—
Well enough for Schools—
But for Minor Choosing—

190
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

On that dear Frame the Years had worn

On that dear Frame the Years had worn

940

On that dear Frame the Years had worn
Yet precious as the House
In which We first exper…

257
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

On a Columnar Self

On a Columnar Self

789

On a Columnar Self-
How ample to rely
In Tumult-or Extremity-
How good the Certainty

354
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Of nearness to her sundered Things

Of nearness to her sundered Things

607

Of nearness to her sundered Things
The Soul has special times-
When Dimness-looks the Oddit…

246
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson

Of Tolling Bell I ask the cause?

Of Tolling Bell I ask the cause?

947

Of Tolling Bell I ask the cause?
"A Soul has gone to Heaven"
I'm answered in a lonesome tone…

279