The Mind
Low at my problem bending
From The Single Hound (1914)
The Mind
Low at my problem bending,
Another problem comes,
Larger than mine, serener,
Involving statelier sums;
I check my busy pencil.
My ciphers slip away,
Wherefore, my baffled fingers,
Time Eternity?
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MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “Low at my problem bending.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/690/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “Low at my problem bending.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/690/.
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