To see her is a Picture —
To hear her is a Tune —
To know her an Intemperance
As innocent as June —
To know her not — Affliction —
To own her for a Friend
A warmth as near as if the Sun
Were shining in your Hand.
More verses by Emily Dickinson
- So Glad We Are—a Stranger'D Deem
- I Could Die—to Know
- Many A Phrase Has The English Language
- One Anguish—in A Crowd
- An Antiquated Tree