623 <br /> <br />It was too late for Man— <br />But early, yet, for God— <br />Creation—impotent to help— <br />But Prayer—remained—Our Side— <br /> <br />How excellent the Heaven— <br />When Earth—cannot be had— <br />How hospitable—then—the face <br />Of our Old Neighbor—God—<br /><br />Emily Dickinson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/it-was-too-late-for-man/