Writings by Susan Dickinson: H ST4b

H ST4b

I see thee clearer for the Grave
That took thy face between
No mirror could illumine thee
Like that impassive stone -
--
I know thee better for the act
That made thee first unknown
The stature of the empty nest
Attests the Bird thats gone
Emily


	Image reproduced by permission of the Houghton Library, Harvard University. Not to be reproduced in whole or in part without permission. Transcription and commentary copyright 1998 by Martha Nell Smith, Laura Elyn Lauth, and Lara Vetter, all rights reserved Maintained by Rebecca Mooney <rnmooney@umd.edu> Last updated on January 24, 2008