I could suffice for Him, I knew
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
I could suffice for Him, I knew—
He—could suffice for Me—
Yet Hesitating Fractions—Both
Surveyed Infinity—
"Would I be Whole" He sudden broached—
My syllable rebelled—
'Twas face to face with Nature—forced—
'Twas face to face with God—
Withdrew the Sun—to Other Wests—
Withdrew the furthest Star
Before Decision—stooped to speech—
And then—be audibler
The Answer of the Sea unto
The Motion of the Moon—
Herself adjust Her Tides—unto—
Could I—do else—with Mine?
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 15, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXB XXXX XCXC AXAX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 493 |
Words | 75 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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