So the Eyes Accost’and Sunder, di Emily Dickinson

So the Eyes Accost’and Sunder

752

So the Eyes accost’—and sunder

In an Audience’—

Stamped’—occasionally’—forever’—

So may Countenance

Entertain’—without addressing

Countenance of One

In a Neighboring Horizon’—

Gone’—as soon as known’—

490 To One denied the drink To tell what Water is Would be acuter, would it not Than letting Him surmise?

483 A Solemn thing within the Soul To feel itself get ripe— And golden hang—while farther up— The Maker’s Ladders stop—

208 The Rose did caper on her cheek— Her Bodice rose and fell— Her pretty speech—like drunken men… Did stagger pitiful—

641 Size circumscribes—it has no room For petty furniture— The Giant tolerates no Gnat For Ease of Gianture—

145 This heart that broke so long— These feet that never flagged— This faith that watched for star i… Give gently to the dead—

949 Under the Light, yet under, Under the Grass and the Dirt, Under the Beetle’s Cellar Under the Clover’s Root,

Two butterflies went out at noon And waltzed above a stream, Then stepped straight through the… And rested on a beam; And then together bore away

772 The hallowing of Pain Like hallowing of Heaven, Obtains at a corporeal cost— The Summit is not given

70 “Arcturus” is his other name— I’d rather call him “Star.” It’s very mean of Science To go and interfere!

GLEE! the great storm is over! Four have recovered the land; Forty gone down together Into the boiling sand. Ring, for the scant salvation!

A Coffin—is a small Domain, Yet able to contain A Citizen of Paradise In it diminished Plane. A Grave—is a restricted Breadth—

My River runs to thee’— Blue Sea! Wilt welcome me? My River wait reply’— Oh Sea’—look graciously’— I’ll fetch thee Brooks

I bet with every Wind that blew Till Nature in chagrin Employed a Fact to visit me And scuttle my Balloon -

1540 As imperceptibly as Grief The Summer lapsed away— Too imperceptible at last To seem like Perfidy—

509 If anybody’s friend be dead It’s sharpest of the theme The thinking how they walked alive… At such and such a time—