If I’m lost — now
That I was found —
Shall still my transport be —
That once — on me — those Jasper Gates
Blazed open — suddenly —

That in my awkward — gazing — face —
The Angels — softly peered —
And touched me with their fleeces,
Almost as if they cared —
I’m banished — now — you know it —
How foreign that can be —
You’ll know — Sir — when the Savior’s face
Turns so — away from you —

Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem If I’m lost — now

1 Comment

  1. frumpo says:

    What it is like to have God and then not have Him.

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