The Zeroes—taught us—Phosphorous—, por Emily Dickinson

The Zeroes—taught us—Phosphorous—

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The Zeroes—taught us—Phosphorous—

We learned to like the Fire

By playing Glaciers—when a Boy—

And Tinder—guessed—by power

Of Opposite—to balance Odd—

If White—a Red—must be!

Paralysis—our Primer—dumb—

Unto Vitality!

99 New feet within my garden go— New fingers stir the sod— A Troubadour upon the Elm Betrays the solitude.

721 Behind Me’—dips Eternity’— Before Me’—Immortality’— Myself’—the Term between’— Death but the Drift of Eastern G…

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

Between My Country—and the Other… There is a Sea— But Flowers—negotiate between us— As Ministry.

103 I have a King, who does not speak… So—wondering—thro’ the hours meek I trudge the day away— Half glad when it is night, and sl…

’Twas Crisis—All the length had p… That dull—benumbing time There is in Fever or Event— And now the Chance had come— The instant holding in its claw

428 Taking up the fair Ideal, Just to cast her down When a fracture—we discover— Or a splintered Crown—

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

477 No Man can compass a Despair— As round a Goalless Road No faster than a Mile at once The Traveller proceed—

No rack can torture me, My soul’s at liberty Behind this mortal bone There knits a bolder one You cannot prick with saw,

378 I saw no Way—The Heavens were st… I felt the Columns close— The Earth reversed her Hemisphere… I touched the Universe—

253 You see I cannot see—your lifetim… I must guess— How many times it ache for me—toda… How many times for my far sake

No matter—now—Sweet— But when I’m Earl— Won’t you wish you’d spoken To that dull Girl? Trivial a Word—just—

246 Forever at His side to walk— The smaller of the two! Brain of His Brain— Blood of His Blood—

The Work of Her that went, The Toil of Fellows done - In Ovens green our Mother bakes, By Fires of the Sun.