You love the Lord—you cannot see, par Emily Dickinson

You said that I “was Great”'—one… Then “Great” it be’—if that pleas… Or Small’—or any size at all’— Nay’—I’m the size suit Thee’— Tall’—like the Stag’—would that?

An Everywhere of Silver

An everywhere of silver, With ropes of sand To keep it from effacing The track called land.

I Gave Myself to Him

580 I gave myself to Him— And took Himself, for Pay, The solemn contract of a Life Was ratified, this way—

Take Your Heaven Further On

388 Take your Heaven further on— This—to Heaven divine Has gone— Had You earlier blundered in Possibly, e’en You had seen

Finite’to Fail, But Infinite to Venture

847 Finite’—to fail, but infinite to… For the one ship that struts the s… Many’s the gallant’—overwhelmed C… Nodding in Navies nevermore’—

He Gave Away His Life

567 He gave away his Life— To Us—Gigantic Sum— A trifle—in his own esteem— But magnified—by Fame—

Had we our senses

Had we our senses But perhaps ’tis well they’re not… So intimate with Madness He’s liable with them Had we the eyes without our Head—

A Night—there lay the Days between

471 A Night—there lay the Days betwee… The Day that was Before— And Day that was Behind—were one— And now—'twas Night—was here—

The Words the Happy Say

The words the happy say Are paltry melody But those the silent feel Are beautiful—

Nature—sometimes sears a Sapling—

314 Nature—sometimes sears a Sapling— Sometimes—scalps a Tree— Her Green People recollect it When they do not die—

Dust Is the Only Secret

153 Dust is the only Secret— Death, the only One You cannot find out all about In his “native town.”

Like Some Old Fashioned Miracle

302 Like Some Old fashioned Miracle When Summertime is done— Seems Summer’s Recollection And the Affairs of June

Sunset at Night—is natural

415 Sunset at Night—is natural— But Sunset on the Dawn Reverses Nature—Master— So Midnight’s—due—at Noon.

Emily Dickinson

You love the Lord—you cannot see

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