I started Early - Took my Dog - <br />And visited the Sea - <br />The Mermaids in the Basement <br />Came out to look at me - <br /> <br />And Frigates - in the Upper Floor <br />Extended Hempen Hands - <br />Presuming Me to be a Mouse - <br />Aground - upon the Sands - <br /> <br />But no Man moved Me - till the Tide <br />Went past my simple Shoe - <br />And past my Apron - and my Belt <br />And past my Bodice - too - <br /> <br />And made as He would eat me up - <br />As wholly as a Dew <br />Upon a Dandelion's Sleeve - <br />And then - I started - too - <br /> <br />And He - He followed - close behind - <br />I felt His Silver Heel <br />Upon my Ankle - Then my Shoes <br />Would overflow with Pearl - <br /> <br />Until We met the Solid Town - <br />No One He seemed to know - <br />And bowing - with a Mighty look - <br />At me - The Sea withdrew -<br /><br />Emily Dickinson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-started-early-took-my-dog/
