The Mind
How noteless men and
From Further Poems of Emily Dickinson (1929)
The Mind
How noteless men and
Pleiads stand
Until a sudden sky
Reveals the fact that one is wrapt
Forever from the eye.
Members of the Invisible,
Existing while we stare
In leagueless opportunity
O'er-take-less as the air.
Why didn't we detain them?
The Heavens with a smile
Sweep by our disappointed
Heads,
But deign no syllable.
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Dickinson, Emily. “How noteless men and.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/499/.
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Dickinson, Emily. “How noteless men and.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/499/.
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