490 <br /> <br />To One denied the drink <br />To tell what Water is <br />Would be acuter, would it not <br />Than letting Him surmise? <br /> <br />To lead Him to the Well <br />And let Him hear it drip <br />Remind Him, would it not, somewhat <br />Of His condemned lip?<br /><br />Emily Dickinson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/to-one-denied-the-drink/
