Daily Poem: I See Thee Better in the Dark ~ Emily Dickinson

February 14, 2017 | Filed Under Poem for Hela | No Comments

I See Thee Better in the Dark
~ Emily Dickinson

I see thee better in the dark,
I do not need a light.
The love of thee a prism be
Excelling violet.

I see thee better for the years
That hunch themselves between,
The miner’s lamp sufficient be
To nullify the mine.

And in the grave I see thee best—
Its little panels be
A-glow, all ruddy with the light
I held so high for thee!

What need of day to those whose dark
Hath so surpassing sun,
It seem it be continually
At the meridian?

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