I showed her Heights she never saw —
“Would’st Climb,” I said?
She said — “Not so” —
“With me –” I said — With me?
I showed her Secrets — Morning’s Nest —
The Rope the Nights were put across —
And now — “Would’st have me for a Guest?”
She could not find her Yes —
And then, I brake my life — And Lo,
A Light, for her, did solemn glow,
The larger, as her face withdrew —
And could she, further, “No”?

Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem I showed her Heights she never saw

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