The Opening and the Close
Of Being, are alike
Or differ, if they do,
As Bloom upon a Stalk.
That from an equal Seed
Unto an equal Bud
Go parallel, perfected
In that they have decayed.
The Opening and the Close
Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem The Opening and the Close
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