Behind Me -- dips Eternity -- - A poem by Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson - Behind Me -- dips Eternity --

Behind Me -- dips Eternity --
Before Me -- Immortality --
Myself -- the Term between --
Death but the Drift of Eastern Gray,
Dissolving into Dawn away,
Before the West begin --

'Tis Kingdoms -- afterward -- they say --
In perfect -- pauseless Monarchy --
Whose Prince -- is Son of None --
Himself -- His Dateless Dynasty --
Himself -- Himself diversify --
In Duplicate divine --

'Tis Miracle before Me -- then --
'Tis Miracle behind -- between --
A Crescent in the Sea --
With Midnight to the North of Her --
And Midnight to the South of Her --
And Maelstrom -- in the Sky --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 721. Behind Me -- dips Eternity -- Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Jul 12 2003 Comment 3 of 3, added on April 12th, 2006 at 8:20 PM. Lord opened sea - Moses behind-I AM, Lord invited us - A Land before-I AM, I AM - Who - I AM Life is the bread of heaven, doeth come down, and feedth; His Will - be done - as we pray is a complete - gracious Gift. Who Is He - Son of Nun, the Promise - 14th of Hebrew's Abraham, the King - 14th of Isreal's David, the Messiah - 14th after Judah's Rebuild; Himself - the One - waited and rejected; Himself - the One - eternal and unchangeable. In One - and only thru Him- Son of Nun obtained his name - by His glorious Name. 'Tis Sign before us - His Son- 'Tis His Son in us and with us- A Light shines in the darkness- Mary jumped for joy- Her Son visited us- the strangers in the world - found rest! Laijon Liu from United States Comment 2 of 3, added on January 8th, 2006 at 11:55 AM. i love this poem ! i impowers me to live every day ! i am a wonder ful poet - i love my work! joe from United States Comment 1 of 3, added on March 4th, 2005 at 6:32 PM. This is my favourite poem. I love the cadence of the second stanza, especially the line, "Himself-himself diversify". It gives it a meandering hurry when read. Rilkey More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Behind Me -- dips Eternity --, has received 3 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 721. Behind Me -- dips Eternity -- Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: 2013-06-19 09:41:57 Poem of the Day: Jul 12 2003 Viewed 12306 times. Added Jan 9 2004.

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