What I can do — I will —
Though it be little as a Daffodil —
That I cannot — must be
Unknown to possibility —

Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem What I can do — I will

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  1. frumpo says:

    I will do what I can, and there is no telling what I can do!

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