We learned the Whole of Love
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
We learned the Whole of Love—
The Alphabet—the Words—
A Chapter—then the mighty Book—
Then—Revelation closed—
But in Each Other's eyes
An Ignorance beheld—
Diviner than the Childhood's—
And each to each, a Child—
Attempted to expound
What Neither—understood—
Alas, that Wisdom is so large—
And Truth—so manifold!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 13, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 337 |
Words | 50 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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