Poetessa, nato venerdì 10 dicembre 1830 a Amherst, Massachusetts (USA - Stati Uniti d'America), morto sabato 15 maggio 1886 a Amherst, Massachusetts (USA - Stati Uniti d'America)
The Rat is the concisest Tenant. He pays no Rent. Repudiates the Obligation - On Schemes intent Balking our Wit To sound or circumvent - Hate cannot harm A Foe so reticent -
Neither Decree prohibit him - Lawful as Equilibrium.
The Mind lives on the Heart Like any Parasite - If that is full of Meat The Mind is fat - But if the Heart omit Emaciate the Wit - The Aliment of it So absolute.
The Heart is the Capital of the Mind. The Mind is a single State. The Heart and the Mind together make A single Continent. One - is the Population - Numerous enough - This ecstatic Nation Seek - it is Yourself.
The last of Summer is Delight - Deterred by Retrospect. 'Tis Ecstasy's revealed Review - Enchantment's Syndicate. To meet it - nameless as it is - Without celestial Mail - Audacious as without a knock To walk within the Vail.
You Cannot take itself From any Human soul - That indestructible estate Enable him to dwell - Impregnable as Light That every man behold But take away as difficult As undiscovered Gold.
Because my Brook is fluent I know 'tis dry - Because my Brook is silent It is the Sea - And startled at it's swelling I try to flee To where the Strong assure me Is "no more Sea".
A soft Sea washed around the House A Sea of Summer Air And rose and fell the magic Planks That sailed without a care - For Captain was the Butterfly For Helmsman was the Bee And an entire universe For the delighted Crew.
I should not dare to be so sad So many Years again - A Load is first impossible When we have put it down - The Superhuman then withdraws And we who never saw The Giant at the other side Begin to perish now.