The Daisy follows soft the Sun

Portrait of Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson 1830–1886
106Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson

The Daisy follows soft the Sun -- And when his golden walk is done -- Sits shyly at his feet -- He -- waking -- finds the flower there -- Wherefore -- Marauder -- art thou here? Because, Sir, love is sweet!

We are the Flower -- Thou the Sun! Forgive us, if as days decline -- We nearer steal to Thee! Enamored of the parting West -- The peace -- the flight -- the Amethyst -- Night's possibility!

From the bookComplete Poems of Emily DickinsonEdited by Thomas H. Johnson (Little, Brown)

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    We are like flowers; God is like the sun. As our life progresses, we become more interested in heaven.

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