If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
More verses by Emily Dickinson
- 'Speech'—is A Prank Of Parliament
- A Burdock&Mdash;Clawed My Gown
- A Secret Told
- A Clock Stopped -- Not The Mantel's
- "I Want"&Mdash;It Pleaded&Mdash;All Its Life