I Could Suffice For Him , I Knew
Emily Dickenson - 1830-1886 Photo : Alan Maltz
I could suffice for Him , I knew — He — could suffice for Me — Yet Hesitating Fractions — Both Surveyed Infinity —
" Would I be Whole " He sudden broached — My syllable rebelled — ' Twas face to face with Nature — forced — ' Twas face to face with God —
Withdrew the Sun — to Other Wests — Withdrew the furthest Star Before Decision — stooped to speech — And then — be audibler
The Answer of the Sea unto The Motion of the Moon — Herself adjust Her Tides — unto — Could I — do else — with Mine ?
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