The Mind

What I can do—I will,

by Emily Dickinson 1830–1886

From Further Poems of Emily Dickinson (1929)

The Mind

What I can do—I will,
Though it be little as a
Daffodil.
What I cannot, must be
Unknown to possibility.

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Dickinson, Emily. “What I can do—I will.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/616/.

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Dickinson, Emily. “What I can do—I will.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/616/.

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