Tuesday, October 27, 2026

I dwell in Possibility –

I dwell in Possibility –
A fairer House than Prose –
More numerous of Windows –
Superior – for Doors – 

Of Chambers as the Cedars –
Impregnable of eye –
And for an everlasting Roof
The Gambrels of the Sky – 

Of Visitors – the fairest –
For Occupation – This –
The spreading wide my narrow Hands
To gather Paradise –

~ Emily Dickinson, a reclusive American poet.
Unrecognized in her own time, Dickinson is known posthumously for her innovative use of form and syntax. Today she is known as the predominant American poet of the 19th century.

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