“And with what body do they come?” —
Then they do come — Rejoice!
What Door — What Hour — Run — run — My Soul!
Illuminate the House!
“Body!” Then real — a Face and Eyes —
To know that it is them!
Paul knew the Man that knew the News —
He passed through Bethlehem —
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this poem touched the basis of the meaning of life && complety touched me
This poem is so wonderful it shows so much great emotion! I love Emily Dickinson!
this is a wonderful poem it takes a lot of skills to write things like that. I am doing a project on emily dickinson and this poem helped me out alot
thanks,
danny