The Mind
Exhilaration is the Breeze
From The Single Hound (1914)
The Mind
Exhilaration is the Breeze
That lifts us from the ground,
And leaves us in another place
Whose statement is not found;
Returns us not, but after time
We soberly descend,
A little newer for the term
Upon enchanted ground.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “Exhilaration is the Breeze.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/655/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “Exhilaration is the Breeze.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/655/.
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