The Mind
If what we could were what we would
From The Single Hound (1914)
The Mind
If what we could were what we would—
Criterion be small;
It is the Ultimate of talk
The impotence to tell.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “If what we could were what we would.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/681/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “If what we could were what we would.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/681/.
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