The Mind
Ambition cannot find him
From The Single Hound (1914)
The Mind
Ambition cannot find him,
Affection doesn't know
How many leagues of Nowhere
Lie between them now.
Yesterday undistinguished—
Eminent today,
For our mutual honor—
Immortality!
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “Ambition cannot find him.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/643/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “Ambition cannot find him.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/643/.
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