How the Waters closed above Him
We shall never know --
How He stretched His Anguish to us
That -- is covered too --

Spreads the Pond Her Base of Lilies
Bold above the Boy
Whose unclaimed Hat and Jacket
Sum the History --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson
Poem: 923. How the Waters closed above Him
Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Year: Published/Written in 1955
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