by EmilyDickinson
VIII
In a Library
IX
The heart asks pleasure first,
And then, excuse from pain;
And then, those little anodynes
That deaden suffering;
And then, to go to sleep;
And then, if…
by EmilyDickinsonXVIIXIXXVIII Angels in the early morning
May be seen the dews among,
Stooping, plucking, smiling, flying:
Do the buds to them belong? Angels when the sun is hottest
May…
by EmilyDickinsonThe First LessonXXIIIXXII The bustle in a house
The morning after death
Is solemnest of industries
Enacted upon earth, — The sweeping up the heart,
And putting love away…
by EmilyDickinsonThe ChariotResurgamXXVIII She went as quiet as the dew
From a familiar flower.
Not like the dew did she return
At the accustomed hour! She dropt as softly as a star
From…
by EmilyDickinsonPossessionThe LoversX A charm invests a face
Imperfectly beheld, —
The lady dare not lift her veil
For fear it be dispelled. But peers beyond her mesh,
And wishes, and…
by EmilyDickinsonSecretsTwo VoyagersXVII Who robbed the woods,
The trusting woods?
The unsuspecting trees
Brought out their burrs and mosses
His fantasy to please.
He scanned their trinkets…
by EmilyDickinsonXLProblemsXLI Like mighty footlights burned the red
At bases of the trees, —
The far theatricals of day
Exhibiting to these. 'T was universe that did applaud
While,…
by EmilyDickinsonXVIIIFollowingXIX I noticed people disappeared,
When but a little child, —
Supposed they visited remote,
Or settled regions wild. Now know I they both visited
And…
by EmilyDickinsonXXVXXVIIXXVI I lived on dread; to those who know
The stimulus there is
In danger, other impetus
Is numb and vital-less. As 't were a spur upon the soul,
A fear will urge…
by EmilyDickinsonRequiemXXXVXXXIV What inn is this
Where for the night
Peculiar traveller comes?
Who is the landlord?
Where the maids?
Behold, what curious rooms!
No ruddy fires on the…
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