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Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

Life CXXVI. The brain is wider than the sky (632)

THE Brain—is wider than the sky—
    For—put them side by side—
The one the other will include
    With ease—and you—beside—
 
The Brain is deeper than the sea—
    For—hold them—Blue to Blue,
The one the other will absorb—
    As sponges—Buckets—do—
 
The Brain is just the weight of God—
    For—Heft them—Pound for Pound—
And they will differ—if they do—
    As Syllable from Sound—

c. 1862

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