Living
Finite to fail, but infinite to venture
Living
Finite to fail, but infinite to venture.
For the one ship that struts the shore
Many's the gallant, overwhelmed creature
Nodding in navies nevermore.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “Finite to fail, but infinite to venture.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/312/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “Finite to fail, but infinite to venture.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/312/.
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