Emily Dickinson (1830–86). Complete Poems. 1924.
Part Three: Love
XLII
TO lose thee, sweeter than to gain
All other hearts I knew.
’T is true the drought is destitute,
But then I had the dew!
The Caspian has its realms of sand,
Its other realm of sea;
Without the sterile perquisite
No Caspian could be.
Apr 20, 2015
Apr 20, 2015 at 2:00 PM UTC
Emily Dickinson (1830–86). Complete Poems. 1924.
Part Three: Love
XLII
TO lose thee, sweeter than to gain
All other hearts I knew.
’T is true the drought is destitute,
But then I had the dew!
The Caspian has its realms of sand,
Its other realm of sea;
Without the sterile perquisite
No Caspian could be.