Oh Future! thou secreted peace
Or subterranean woe —
Is there no wandering route of grace
That leads away from thee —
No circuit sage of all the course
Descried by cunning Men
To balk thee of thy sacred Prey —
Advancing to thy Den —

Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem Oh Future! thou secreted peace

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