Lyric Poem · Nature
One Life of so much Consequence!
One Life of so much Consequence!
Yet I — for it — would pay —
My Soul's entire income —
In ceaseless — salary —
One Pearl — to me — so signal —
That I would instant dive —
Although — I knew — to take it —
Would cost me — just a life!
The Sea is full — I know it!
That — does not blur my Gem!
It burns — distinct from all the row —
Intact — in Diadem!
The life is thick — I know it!
Yet — not so dense a crowd —
But Monarchs — are perceptible —
Far down the dustiest Road!
This poem is in the public domain.
“One Life of so much Consequence!” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/one-life-of-so-much-consequence
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