Poem-A-Day: I could suffice for Him, I knew (643) by Emily Dickinson

I could suffice for Him, I knew (643) by Emily Dickinson     I could suffice for Him, I knew--  He--could suffice for Me-- Yet Hesitating Fractions--Both  Surveyed Infinity--   "Would I be Whole" He sudden broached--  My syllable rebelled--  'Twas face to face with Nature--forced--  'Twas face to face with God--    Withdrew the Sun--to Other Wests--  Withdrew the furthest Star  Before Decision--stooped to speech--  And then--be audibler    The Answer of the Sea unto  The Motion of the Moon--  Herself adjust Her Tides--unto--  Could I--do else--with Mine?       Today's poem is in the public domain.  About This Poem Emily Dickinson is believed to have written this poem in 1862, a year during which she wrote an average of a poem a day. Poetry by Dickinson The Poems of Emily Dickinson (Belknap Press, 2005)                   August 3, 2013 Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts. After living a life of solitude, Dickinson became renowned posthumously for her idiosyncratic and meditative verse. She died in 1886. Related Poems "I'm afraid of death" by Kathleen Ossip First Things to Hand by Robert Pinsky Tear It Down by Jack Gilbert Poem-A-Day Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-A-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on  weekdays and classic poems on weekends. Browse the Poem-A-Day Archive.     Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.

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