Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

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The Brain -- is wider than the Sky

The Brain -- is wider than the Sky -- A
For -- put them side by side -- B
The one the other will contain C
With ease -- and You -- beside – B

The Brain is deeper than the sea -- D
For -- hold them -- Blue to Blue -- E
The one the other will absorb -- F
As Sponges -- Buckets -- do -- E

The Brain is just the weight of God -- G
For -- Heft them -- Pound for Pound -- H
And they will differ -- if they do -- I
As Syllable from Sound -- H

A Slash of Blue

A slash of Blue -- A
A sweep of Gray -- B
Some scarlet patches on the way, B
Compose an Evening Sky -- C
A little purple -- slipped between -- D
Some Ruby Trousers hurried on -- E
A Wave of Gold -- F
A Bank of Day -- B
This just makes out the Morning Sky. C

A Wounded Deer -- leaps highest

A Wounded Deer -- leaps highest -- A
I've heard the Hunter tell -- B
'Tis but the Ecstasy of death -- C
And then the Brake is still! D

The Smitten Rock that gushes! E
The trampled Steel that springs! F
A Cheek is always redder G
Just where the Hectic stings! F

Mirth is the Mail of Anguish H
In which it Cautious Arm, I
Lest anybody spy the blood J
And "you're hurt" exclaim! K

Bless God, he went as soldiers

Bless God, he went as soldiers, A