Lyric Poem · Love
I see thee better—in the Dark
I see thee better — in the Dark —
I do not need a Light —
The Love of Thee — a Prism be —
Excelling Violet —
I see thee better for the Years
That hunch themselves between —
The Miner's Lamp — sufficient be —
To nullify the Mine —
And in the Grave — I see Thee best —
Its little Panels be
Aglow — All ruddy — with the Light
I held so high, for Thee —
What need of Day —
To Those whose Dark — hath so — surpassing Sun —
It deem it be — Continually —
At the Meridian?
This poem is in the public domain.
“I see thee better—in the Dark” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/i-see-thee-better-in-the-dark
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