A light exists in spring
Not present on the year
At any other period.
When March is scarcely here
A color stands abroad
On solitary hills
That science cannot overtake,
But human naturefeels.
It waits upon the lawn;
It shows the furthest tree
Upon the furthest slope we know;
It almost speaks to me.
Then, as horizons step,
Or noons report away,
Without the formula of sound,
It passes, and we stay:
A quality of loss
Affecting our content,
As trade had suddenly encroached
Upon a sacrament.
More verses by Emily Dickinson
- A Narrow Fellow In The Grass
- 'They Have Not Chosen Me,' He Said
- A Death Blow Is A Life Blow To Some
- "Houses"&Mdash;So The Wise Men Tell Me
- A Drop Fell On The Apple Tree