The Mind
The Future never spoke
From The Single Hound (1914)
The Mind
The Future never spoke,
Nor will he, like the Dumb,
Reveal by sign or syllable
Of his profound To-come.
But when the news be ripe,
Presents it in the Act—
Forestalling preparation
Escape or substitute.
Indifferent to him
The Dower as the Doom,
His office but to execute
Fate's Telegram to him.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dickinson, Emily. “The Future never spoke.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/723/.
Chicago
Dickinson, Emily. “The Future never spoke.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dickinson/723/.
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