Father, I bring thee not myself, — That were the little load; I bring thee the imperial heart I had not strength to hold. The heart I cherished in my own Till mine too heavy grew, Yet strangest, heavier since it went, Is it too large for you?
Farewell. By Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
Tie the strings to my life, my Lord, Then I am ready to go! Just a look at the horses — Rapid! That will do! Put me in…
Far From Love The Heavenly Father By Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
Far from love the Heavenly Father Leads the chosen child; Oftener through realm of briar Than the meadow mild, Oftener by the claw of dragon Than the hand of…
Faith Is A Fine Invention By Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
Faith is a fine invention For gentlemen who see; But microscopes are prudent In an emergency!
Experiment To Me By Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
Experiment to me Is every one I meet. If it contain a kernel? The figure of a nut Presents upon a tree, Equally plausibly; But meat within is requisite, To squirrels…
Experience. By Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
I stepped from plank to plank So slow and cautiously; The stars about my head I felt, About my feet the sea. I knew not but the next Would…
Exclusion. By Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
The soul selects her own society, Then shuts the door; On her divine majority Obtrude no more. Unmoved, she notes the chariot’s pausing At her low gate; Unmoved, an emperor…
Except To Heaven, She Is Nought; By Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
Except to heaven, she is nought; Except for angels, lone; Except to some wide-wandering bee, A flower superfluous blown; Except for winds, provincial; Except by butterflies, Unnoticed as a single…
Except The Heaven Had Come So Near, By Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
Except the heaven had come so near, So seemed to choose my door, The distance would not haunt me so; I had not hoped before. But just to…
Evening. By Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
The cricket sang, And set the sun, And workmen finished, one by one, Their seam the day upon. The low grass loaded with the dew, The twilight stood as…